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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Anthony M. Evans, Ruislip, GB;
Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, CA (US);
John F. Daley, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan D. Wolf, Reno, NV (US);
Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anthony M. Evans, Ruislip, GB;
Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, CA (US);
John F. Daley, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan D. Wolf, Reno, NV (US);
Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system having a five card draw poker game is provided. An initial five card hand is dealt and a first draw card is revealed. The player may keep or discard the first draw card. After the player decides whether to keep or discard the first draw card, the player may replace cards in the initial hand. If the player selects to discard the first draw card, this card is not used as a replacement card to form a final hand. In certain implementations, the player first selects cards in the initial hand to replace. If the player elects to keep the first draw card, the gaming system displays a second draw card and the player may keep or discard the second draw card. This process continues until all discarded cards in the initial hand have been replaced or the player elects to discard one of the draw cards.