Patent ID: 8152615

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, for each of a plurality of plays of a primary card game including physical cards dealt at the table, operate with the at least one display device, the at least one processor, and the at least one memory device to: (a) identify any physical cards from said physical cards dealt at the table for the play of the primary card game and to store into the at least one memory device information related to at least one identified physical card as a secondary game card if a triggering event occurs in the play of the primary card game, wherein the stored information related to the secondary game card is retained in the at least one memory device for a play of a secondary card game, and said at least one processor is configured to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one memory device, for said play of the secondary card game, to: (i) retrieve from said at least one memory device the stored information related to the secondary game cards, (ii) display the secondary game cards based on the stored information, and (iii) display a secondary card game outcome based on an evaluation of the displayed secondary game cards.