Patent ID: 8157631

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a table; at least one display device; at least one processor; at least one memory device; and an electronic tracking system configured to operate with the at least one display device, the at least one processor, and the at least one memory device to: (a) for a play of a primary Blackjack game including physical cards dealt at the table and including a primary wager placed on the play of the primary Blackjack game and a side wager placed for a play of a secondary Poker game, designate each of at least one physical card dealt in the play of the primary Blackjack game as a secondary Poker game card, and store in the at least one memory device information related to each said designated secondary Poker game card for said play of the secondary Poker game, (b) retrieve from said at least one memory device the information related to each said designated secondary Poker game card for said play of the secondary Poker game, (c) cause the at least one display device to display said retrieved secondary Poker game cards separately from each of the physical cards dealt at the table in the play of the primary Blackjack game, (d) use the stored information related to the displayed retrieved secondary Poker game cards in a subsequent evaluation of said secondary Poker game cards for said play of the secondary Poker game, and (e) for said subsequent evaluation of the play of the secondary Poker game, cause the at least one display device to display any secondary Poker game awards associated with the displayed retrieved secondary Poker game cards.