James A Sipaila

Benjamin R Holsclaw

Thomas W Allen, Ii

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game wherein for a plurality of plays of the game, the gaming system enables the player to save cards for a subsequent play of the card game. In one embodiment, for a first play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to select a first quantity of cards to save for a subsequent play of the game. In this embodiment, for a second play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to use zero, one or more of the previously saved cards for the current play of the card game. The gaming system also enables the player to select new cards from a displayed second hand of cards to add to and/or replace any previously saved cards to save for a subsequent play of the game.

Gaming system and method providing plays of a card game with the ability to save cards for subsequent plays of the game

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game with an extra award for each winning hand including one or more extra hands of cards or a modifier for an extra award. In various embodiments, if the first hand includes any winning card combination from a first set of designated winning card combinations, the gaming system provides one or more extra hands of cards, wherein each extra hand initially includes one or more cards from the first hand and then provides one or more extra draws of cards to complete that extra hand. In various embodiments, when the first hand includes any winning card combination from a second set of designated winning card combinations, the gaming system provides a multiplier value which the gaming system applies to the award for the winning card combination from the first hand of cards.

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Reno, NV, United States of America

James A Sipaila