Patent ID: 8216039

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one processor; at least one display device; and at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a play of a game: (a) enable a wager to be placed, (b) after receiving an input of a placed wager, deal a designated number of dealer cards and deal a designated number of player cards, (c) enable one of a plurality of different automatic player hand setting methods to be selected by a player, wherein each of the plurality of different automatic player hand setting methods has at least one different predefined rule to automatically set a first a player hand and a second player hand from the dealt designated number of player cards, (d) if one of the automatic player hand setting methods is selected, apply the selected automatic player hand setting method to form the first player hand and the second player hand from the dealt designated number of player cards, (e) if one of the automatic player hand setting methods is not selected, enable manual setting of the first and second player hands, (f) reveal the dealt designated number of dealer cards and form a first dealer hand and a second dealer hand from the dealt designated number of dealer cards according to a dealer hand setting method, and (g) determine any awards based on the first and second player hands and the first and second dealer hands.