GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING MULTIPLE HAND CARD GAME
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- at least one input device;
at least one processor;
at least one display device; and
at least one memory device storing 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 and the at least one memory device to, for a play of a game;
(a) enable a player to place a plurality of wagers,(b) for each of the placed wagers, deal a player hand and associate said wager with said player hand,(c) enable the player to optionally fold one of the player hands and withdraw the wager associated with said player hand,(d) deal at least one community card, and(e) for each remaining player hand, determine a rank of said hand based on the two-card player hand and the community cards, and provide any awards for each player hand according to a paytable for the game.
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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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1. A gaming system comprising:
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at least one input device; at least one processor; at least one display device; and at least one memory device storing 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 and the at least one memory device to, for a play of a game; (a) enable a player to place a plurality of wagers, (b) for each of the placed wagers, deal a player hand and associate said wager with said player hand, (c) enable the player to optionally fold one of the player hands and withdraw the wager associated with said player hand, (d) deal at least one community card, and (e) for each remaining player hand, determine a rank of said hand based on the two-card player hand and the community cards, and provide any awards for each player hand according to a paytable for the game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising, for a play of a game:
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(a) enabling a player to place a plurality of wagers, (b) for each of the placed wagers, dealing a player hand and associating said wager with said player hand, (c) enabling the player to optionally fold one of the player hands and withdraw the wager associated with said player hand, (d) dealing at least one community card, and (e) for each remaining player hand; (i) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to determine a rank of said hand based on the two-card player hand and the community cards, and (ii) providing any awards for each player hand according to a paytable for the game. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to, for a play of a game:
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(a) enable a player to place a plurality of wagers, (b) for each of the placed wagers, deal a player hand and associate said wager with said player hand, (c) enable the player to optionally fold one of the player hands and withdraw the wager associated with said player hand, (d) deal at least one community card, and (e) for each remaining player hand, determine a rank of said hand based on the two-card player hand and the community cards, and provide any awards for each player hand according to a paytable for the game. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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