Patent ID: 8419518

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one display device; at least one input device; at least one processor; 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 for a play of a game to: (a) for each of a plurality of hands, initially display a designated quantity of cards from a virtual deck of cards associated with said hand to form said hand, said designated quantity being at least two, said virtual deck of cards including 52 cards and at least one modifier card; (b) for each of the plurality of hands, replace any displayed modifier card in said hand with another one of the cards from the virtual deck of cards, and display said hand including any cards that replaced any displayed modifier cards in said hand; (c) display an indication of said replaced modifier cards in a modifier card display area; (d) for at least one of the plurality of hands, enable a player to select either none, one, or a plurality of cards in said hand to be held in said hand, replace each of the non-held cards in said hand with another one of the cards from the virtual deck of cards, and display said hand including the held cards in said hand and any cards which replace the non-held cards in said hand; (e) for each of the plurality of hands, if said hand has any winning card combination, determine an award associated with said winning card combination; and (f) display a total award, said total award based on said determined awards associated with the winning card combinations of the plurality of hands and any replaced modifier cards.