Gaming system and method providing a video poker game with community cards

摘要

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a video poker card game having community cards. Upon receiving a wager, the gaming system provides the player with a quantity of player hands. The gaming system enables the player to discard one or more of the player hands. The gaming system then displays an initial quantity of community cards to the player. The gaming system further enables the player to discard one or more player hands, prior to displaying the remaining community cards. The remaining player hands are each evaluated by combining with the community card against a paytable, to determine an award, if any, won by the player.

主权项

1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing; at least one display device supported by the housing; a plurality of input devices supported by the housing and including an acceptor; at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the plurality of input devices and the at least one display device to: (a) establish a credit balance based at least in part on a monetary value associated with a physical item responsive to receipt of the physical item by the acceptor; (b) place at least one wager for a play of a game responsive to receipt of an actuation of a wager button, the credit balance decreasable by the at least one wager; (c) display an initial quantity of active player hands, each active player hand including at least two cards, each card having a suit and a rank, the rank and the suit of each of the cards in the initial quantity of active player hands being visible; (d) enable one or more active player hands from the initial quantity of active player hands to be folded, thereby leaving a quantity of active player hands; (e) display a rank and a suit of each of a first quantity of community cards; (f) enable one or more active player hands from the quantity of active player hands to be folded; (g) display a rank and a suit of each of a second quantity of community cards; (h) for each active player hand in the quantity of active player hands, determine any award based at least in part on cards in that active player hand, the first quantity of community cards, and the second quantity of community cards, the credit balance increasable by any determined award; and (i) initiate a payout associated with the credit balance responsive to receipt of an actuation of a cashout button.