Patent ID: 8177616

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: at least one input device; at least one processor; at least one display device; 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 to, for a play of a game: (a) enable a wager to be placed, (b) deal at least six dealer cards and deal at least six player cards, (c) receive at least one input to form a first player hand, a second player hand, and a third player hand, a rank of the second player hand not being greater than a rank of the first player hand and a rank of the third player hand not being greater than the rank of the second player hand, (d) reveal the dealer cards and form a first dealer hand, a second dealer hand, and a third dealer hand, a rank of the second dealer hand not being greater than a rank of the first dealer hand and a rank of the third dealer hand not being greater than the rank of the second dealer hand, (e) determine if the first player hand beats the first dealer hand, (f) determine if the second player hand beats the second dealer hand, (g) determine if the third player hand beats the third dealer hand, and (h) if a majority of the player hands beat the corresponding dealer hands, display an award.