Patent ID: 7931528

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one display 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 input device and the at least one display device to: (a) enable a player to place a total wager on a play of a game by, for each of a plurality of card hands, enabling the player to place a portion of the total wager on said card hand; (b) display a play of each of the plurality of wagered on card hands; (c) if the player wagers on a first quantity of the plurality of card hands, additionally display a play of a first number of free card hands, the first quantity of the plurality of wagered on card hands being greater than one and less than a second quantity of the plurality of wagered on card hands; (d) if the player wagers on a third quantity of the plurality of card hands, additionally display a play of a second number of free card hands, the third quantity of the plurality of wagered on card hands being greater than or equal to the second quantity of the plurality of wagered on card hands and the second number of free card hands being greater than the first number of free card hands; (e) for each of the plurality of wagered on card hands, after the play of the wagered on card hand has been displayed: (i) determine if a winning card combination is displayed; (ii) if the winning card combination is displayed, determine an award to provide the player by multiplying an award amount associated with the winning card combination by the portion of the total wager placed on that card hand; and (iii) display any determined award; and (f) for each displayed free card hand, after the play of the free card hand has been displayed: (i) determine if a winning card combination is displayed; (ii) if the winning card combination is displayed, determine an additional award to provide the player by multiplying an award amount associated with the winning card combination by the total wager; and (iii) display any determined additional award.