GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING PLAYS OF A CARD GAME WITH THE ABILITY TO SAVE CARDS FOR SUBSEQUENT PLAYS OF THE GAME

摘要

#$%^&*AU2015202095A120160107.pdf#####ABSTRACT 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.100FIG. 1A For a first play of the game, display a first hand of cards 102 Enable the player to select up to a designated first quantity of the displayed cards to 104 save for a subsequent play of the game Enable the player to select zero, one, or a plurality of cards from the remaining displayed hand of cards to 106 hold for the current play of the game Discard any unselected cards and provide replacement cards from the first virtual deck of cards to complete the first hand of cards for a final first hand of cards Determine a game outcome and provide any awards associated with 110 the determined game outcome For a second play of the game, display a second hand of cards 112 If the player saved one or more cards from a previous play of the game, enable the player to use one or more saved cards from a previous play of the game in the current play of the game Enable the player to select a second quantity of up to the designated quantity of cards from the displayed second hand of cards to 116 save for a subsequent play of the game A