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 method of operating a gaming device having a game display, a player input device, and a processor, the method comprising:
receiving a wager to play a poker game on the gaming device; determining, using the processor, a plurality of poker hands as possible outcomes for a played poker hand; determining if one or more of the plurality of poker hands satisfies a predefined condition with the processor; displaying a plurality of selectable indicia respectively associated with the plurality of determined poker hands on the game display when the predefined condition is satisfied; and displaying a single poker hand on the game display when the predefined condition is not satisfied.