Patent ID: 8113933

Claim:
A method for operating a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising: receiving a wager for a plurality of main hands and a plurality of secondary hands; for each of the plurality of secondary hands, performing the tasks of: generating a set of initial deal cards for a selected main hand of the plurality of main hands, copying the entire set of initial deal cards for the selected main hand to a next unused secondary hand of the plurality of secondary hands to create a completed secondary hand for play according to rules of stud poker, wherein no changes can be performed to the completed secondary hand, performing changes to the selected main hand for play according to rules of draw poker, including receiving a selection of zero or more cards to hold in the selected main hand and generating replacements for cards not included in the selection, and determining a payout for the selected main hand according to the rules of draw poker; and determining a payout for each of the plurality of secondary hands according to the rules of stud poker.