Patent ID: 7524243
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming device operable under control of a processor, said gaming device comprising: a poker game controlled by said processor; a predetermined game outcome value adapted to be provided to a player in said poker game; a plurality of playing cards in said poker game, wherein different pluralities of said playing cards form a plurality of different poker hands that are each associated with a value; and a display device adapted to display said poker game; wherein said processor is operable with said display device to control a play of the poker game by: (a) providing and displaying a plurality of said playing cards to the player, wherein at least one of said displayed playing cards is based on said predetermined game outcome value; (b) enabling the player to select at least one of said displayed playing cards to hold or to discard; (c) determining whether one of said poker hands with an associated value equal to the predetermined game outcome value is obtainable based on the playing cards the player selected to hold; (d) if one of said poker hands with an associated value equal to the predetermined game outcome value is obtainable based on the playing cards the player selected to hold: (e) if one of said poker hands with an associated value equal to the predetermined game outcome value is not obtainable based on the playing cards the player selected to hold: (f) providing said predetermined game outcome value to the player.