Patent ID: 7922571

Claim:
A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising: (a) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in a memory device to operate with a display device and an input device to: (i) display a plurality of cards in association with a play of a primary card game after a wager is received from a player; (ii) display an initial set of cards in association with a secondary card game, the initial set of cards including a plurality of cards, the plurality of cards in the initial set of cards being in addition to the plurality of cards displayed in association with the play of the primary card game; (iii) determine if at least one card in the initial set of cards has a predetermined association with at least one card displayed in the play of the primary card game; (iv) if at least one card in the initial set of cards has the predetermined association with at least one card displayed in the play of the primary card game: (A) determine whether to deactivate said at least one card in the initial set of cards in association with the secondary card game; and (B) if the determination is to deactivate said at least one card in the initial set of cards, deactivate said at least one card in the initial set of cards in association with the secondary card game, said at least one deactivated card being unavailable for inclusion in a final set of cards; and (v) display the final set of cards in association with the secondary card game, the final set of cards including a plurality of cards, the plurality of cards in the final set of cards being in addition to the plurality of cards displayed in association with the play of the primary card game; and (b) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions stored in the memory device to operate with the display device to cause any payout associated with the final set of cards displayed in association with the secondary card game to be provided to the player.