Patent ID: 8172660

Claim:
A gaming system comprising: a table for a card game including at least one player position and a dealer position, said table configured for playing a primary card game employing at least one physical deck of playing cards; 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: (i) identify at least one physical card from said at least one physical deck of playing cards and to store in the at least one memory device information related to the at least one identified physical card as a secondary game card, wherein the information stored in the at least one memory device is stored during a plurality of plays of the primary card game for use in a play of a secondary card game, (ii) retrieve from said at least one memory device the information related to the secondary game card, (ii) display one or more secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device after each of the plurality of plays of the primary card game, and (iii) evaluate any displayed secondary game cards based on the information stored in the at least one memory device to determine if one of at least one predetermined condition is met, and if one of the at least predetermined condition is met, provide an award.