Patent ID: 7785183

Claim:
A method of conducting an electronically implemented poker-based wagering game on a gaming device having at least a processor, display, memory and user interface, comprising: processor-implemented steps of: assigning one or more poker hands as progressive jackpot poker hands; accepting a player wager; prior to displaying any cards to the player, utilizing a randomizing program to randomly and inconspicuously designate at least five cards from a plurality of cards; displaying to a player one or more initial random cards from the plurality of cards wherein said designated unique cards are displayed visually distinguishable from non-designated cards wherein said designated cards are made visually distinguishable from said non-designated cards using a colored border, different colored cards, blinking cards and/or highlighted cards; allowing the player to hold or discard each of the initial cards; displaying random replacement cards for each discard from cards remaining in the plurality of cards; and providing a progressive jackpot if said final poker hand comprises an assigned progressive jackpot poker hand formed of five designated cards, said progressive jackpot only winnable if said randomly designated cards are capable of forming the one or more assigned progressive jackpot poker hands.