Patent ID: 8356816

Claim:
An electronic gaming device to implement a wagering game, the device comprising: an output device; a processing unit, configured to execute instructions on a processing unit to perform the following operations: receiving a bet from a player; dealing, using the output device, a first row of cards; receiving an indication from the player, using an input device, of the hold card(s) and discard card(s) in the first row; transforming, using the output device, each of the hold cards in two additional rows by copying a face value of each hold card in two additional rows and using different suits for the first row and the two additional rows for each hold card; receiving, using the input device, an indication from the player to draw; replacing, using the output device, the discard cards in the first row to form a first final hand; dealing, using the output device, additional cards in the two additional rows to form additional final hands; determining a first final hand rank for the first final hand and additional final hand ranks for the additional final hands; and paying a first award, if earned based on the first final hand rank and additional awards, if earned, based on the additional final hand ranks.