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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2005
Dustin Fasbender, Bozeman, MT (US);
David W. Kraft, Bozeman, MT (US);
John P. O'donovan, Bozeman, MT (US);
Dustin Fasbender, Bozeman, MT (US);
David W. Kraft, Bozeman, MT (US);
John P. O'Donovan, Bozeman, MT (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method of playing a card game, including dealing at least one hand of cards from at least one card deck to a player upon a wager by the player and providing the player a first draw from the at least one card deck. The method further includes, if one of the at least one hand of cards includes a triggering hand after the first draw, enabling the player to replace one or more cards in the one of the at least one hand of cards which includes the triggering hand through a free second draw, and providing the player an award for any winning hand occurring after the free second draw. A gaming device for carrying out the method is also provided.