Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing multiple hand card game
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one processor;
at least one input device;
a payment accepting device;
at least one display device; and
at least one memory device that stores 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, the payment accepting device, and the at least one input device to;
(a) establish a credit balance responsive to a payment input to the payment accepting device, the credit balance based on a monetary value associated with the payment input;
(b) place a wager responsive to an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager;
(c) display a plurality of dealer cards;
(d) form a plurality of dealer hands using the plurality of dealer cards;
(e) display a plurality of player cards face-down;
(f) sequentially, for each of the plurality of player cards;
(i) reveal said player card,(ii) receive a selection of an incomplete player hand,(iii) assign said player card to the selected incomplete player hand, and(iv) complete said selected incomplete player hand if a hand completion condition is met;
(g) display a quantity of community cards, said quantity being at least one;
(h) for each completed player hand and each formed dealer hand, determine an outcome for said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand based on the cards in said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand and at least one of the quantity of community cards;
(i) determine an award if the outcome of at least one completed player hand is greater than the outcomes of all of the dealer hands, the credit balance increasable by the award; and
(j) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to an actuation of a cashout button.
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Abstract
A gaming device provides a single player poker game including one or more opportunities for forming player hands. In one embodiment, for a play of the poker game, a player places a wager on each of a plurality of player hands. The gaming device provides the player with one or more opportunities to fold one or more of the player hands and withdraw the wager associated with the folded hand. A number of community cards are dealt. The gaming device determines and provides any awards associated with a ranking of each of the remaining player hands according to a paytable.
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20 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one input device; a payment accepting device; at least one display device; and at least one memory device that stores 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, the payment accepting device, and the at least one input device to; (a) establish a credit balance responsive to a payment input to the payment accepting device, the credit balance based on a monetary value associated with the payment input; (b) place a wager responsive to an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (c) display a plurality of dealer cards; (d) form a plurality of dealer hands using the plurality of dealer cards; (e) display a plurality of player cards face-down; (f) sequentially, for each of the plurality of player cards; (i) reveal said player card, (ii) receive a selection of an incomplete player hand, (iii) assign said player card to the selected incomplete player hand, and (iv) complete said selected incomplete player hand if a hand completion condition is met; (g) display a quantity of community cards, said quantity being at least one; (h) for each completed player hand and each formed dealer hand, determine an outcome for said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand based on the cards in said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand and at least one of the quantity of community cards; (i) determine an award if the outcome of at least one completed player hand is greater than the outcomes of all of the dealer hands, the credit balance increasable by the award; and (j) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to an actuation of a cashout button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving by a payment accepting device, a payment input; (b) responsive to the payment input, establishing, by at least one processor, a credit balance based on a monetary value associated with the payment input; (c) receiving an actuation of a wager button; (d) placing, by the at least one processor, a wager responsive to the actuation of the wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (e) displaying, by at least one display device, a plurality of dealer cards; (f) forming, by the at least one processor, a plurality of dealer hands using the plurality of dealer cards; (g) displaying, by the at least one display device, a plurality of player cards face-down; (h) sequentially, for each of the plurality of player cards; (i) revealing, by the at least one display device, said player card, (ii) receiving, by at least one input device, a selection of an incomplete player hand, (iii) assigning, by the at least one processor, said player card to the selected incomplete player hand, and (iv) completing, by the at least one processor, said selected incomplete player hand if a hand completion condition is met; (i) displaying, by the at least one display device, a quantity of community cards, said quantity being at least one; (j) for each completed player hand and each formed dealer hand, determining, by the at least one processor, an outcome for said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand based on the cards in said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand and at least one of the quantity of community cards; (k) determining, by the at least one processor, an award if the outcome of at least one completed player hand is greater than the outcomes of all of the dealer hands, the credit balance increasable by the award; (l) receiving an actuation of a cashout button; and (m) initiating, by the at least one processor, a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to the actuation of the cashout button. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
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(a) establish a credit balance responsive to a payment input to the payment accepting device, the credit balance based on a monetary value associated with the payment input; (b) place a wager responsive to an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the wager; (c) cause at least one display device to display a plurality of dealer cards; (d) form a plurality of dealer hands using the plurality of dealer cards; (e) cause the at least one display device to display a plurality of player cards face-down; (f) sequentially, for each of the plurality of player cards; (i) cause the at least one display device to reveal said player card, (ii) receive a selection of an incomplete player hand, (iii) assign said player card to the selected incomplete player hand, and (iv) complete said selected incomplete player hand if a hand completion condition is met; (g) cause the at least one display device to display a quantity of community cards, said quantity being at least one; (h) for each completed player hand and each formed dealer hand, determine an outcome for said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand based on the cards in said completed player hand or said formed dealer hand and at least one of the quantity of community cards; (i) determine an award if the outcome of at least one completed player hand is greater than the outcomes of all of the dealer hands, the credit balance increasable by the award; and (j) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to an actuation of a cashout button. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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