Systems, apparatuses and methods enhancing gaming outcome opportunities

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing game features. In a game of chance involving at least one outcome, a plurality of alternative outcomes can be derived for a gaming event, such as when one of the outcomes will provide a payout at or above a certain level. The player is presented with an opportunity to select among the alternative outcomes, without being aware of the particular characteristics or values associated with the outcomes. While the player will only select the outcome having the payout at/above the threshold level a certain percentage of the time, the opportunity can be presented to the player more often, while keeping the mathematical probabilities the same or similar if desired, thereby providing the player with the feeling of getting higher value opportunities more often.

主权项

1. A gaming device comprising:
a game display; a wager input device structured to receive physical currency or currency based tickets, the currency or currency based tickets establishing a credit balance, the credit balance being increasable or decreasable based at least on wagering activity; and a processor configured to:
receive a signal to initiate a poker game in response to placement of a wager, the wager decreasing the credit balance;generate a plurality of dealt poker hands;evaluate the plurality of dealt poker hands to determine if any of the generated dealt poker hands satisfies a threshold poker hand, where a predefined condition is satisfied when one or more of the evaluated dealt poker hands satisfies the threshold poker hand;display a plurality of selectable dealt poker hands on the game display when the predefined condition is satisfied;receive a signal indicating selection of one of the dealt poker hands;receive signals indicating cards to be held in the selected dealt poker hand;provide replacement cards for any cards not held in the selected dealt poker hand to display a final poker hand on the game display; anddisplay a single poker hand on the game display when the predefined condition is not satisfied.