Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating a poker game having additional award opportunities. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to include a display, a player interface, and a processor configured to deal a first poker hand and evaluate the first poker hand. The processor is further configured to deal at least one additional card to the first poker hand to create a second poker hand, and to then evaluate the second poker hand.

A method for playing a poker dice game comprising: rolling a plurality of dice by a first participant, wherein each dice has six surfaces, four of the six surfaces having indicia associated with a value and suit associated with a standard deck of playing cards and two of the six surfaces being blank; forming at least one legitimate poker hand with the plurality of dice; re-rolling any of the plurality of dice having one of the two surfaces being blank displayed on a top upright surface; and forming at least one additional legitimate poker hand with the plurality of dice, wherein the at least one additional legitimate poker hand connects to and has at least one common die with the plurality of dice forming the at least one legitimate poker hand.

A card game monitor manages play of a game with a video feed of casino table game play. A dealer deals a game using a card-handling device that randomizes and dispenses cards, which may be grouped into sets of hands by the card-handling device. A card recognition system recognizes card information including rank and suit of each card dispensed by the card handling device while each card is under control of the card-handling device. A camera captures a video feed of casino table game play, which is transmitted to a computing device operated by a player. A control system receives the card information from the card recognition device and manages control of the game using hand information associated with players. Player action elections from the computing device are displayed to a dealer The player provides a player action through the computing device, which is used to facilitate play of the casino table game.

An apparatus and method for enhancing participation in gaming activities that involve replacement items, replacement cards, or other draw-type activity. A player is allowed to hold cards (or other items) of a starting hand/payline. Multiple sets of potential replacement cards are provided, from which the player can select the desired set of replacement cards. The selected set of replacement cards is used to complete the player's hand. Multiple hands may be played concurrently.

A variant game of Hold 'Em poker allows for rules of play of one or all of players being allowed to remain in game with an option of checking or making specific wagering amounts in first play wagers, being limited in the size of subsequent available play wagers or prohibited from making additional play wagers if a first play wager has been made, being limited in the size of available later play wagers if a first or earlier play wager has been made, and having the opportunity for at least two and as many as three or four distinct opportunities in the stages in the play of a hand to be able to make one or more play wagers.

Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting, storing, and retrieving information about the composition of present and past hands of cards in a casino table game. The method includes causing a card-handling device to substantially automatically generate a plurality of hands wherein each hand includes one or more cards. Card information is identified that includes a rank and a suit of each card as each card moves through the card-handling device. A play history is maintained of a card composition of more than one round wherein the card composition of each round includes the cards in each hand of each round. The card information of at least one hand from at least one round may be displayed.

Automatic card shufflers may include a card input mechanism for inputting cards into the card shuffler, a card storage device for receiving cards from the card input mechanism and temporarily storing cards within the card shuffler, and a card output mechanism for outputting cards from the card shuffler. The automatic card shufflers may randomly select an internal compartment to be an overflow compartment for inserting cards when a failure of insertion of a card to a selected primary card position occurs.

The present invention is a Pai Gow Poker variant game (may also be referred to as Extreme Pai Gow Poker) preferably played with one standard fifty-three card deck, which preferably includes one joker that acts as a bug. The present invention is also a method of administering or playing the Pai Gow Poker variant game. The present invention is similar to the basic or traditional Pai Gow Poker game, in that preferably seven cards are dealt to each of the players for the player to form or create two separate card groups of five cards and two cards. As a non-limiting example, the high hand (five-card hand) must be higher than the low hand (two-card hand). At least one bonus betting wager or no bonus betting wager may be included. Another bonus, King High bonus, betting wager may further be included.

A poker-incorporated sports game is provided. The sports game includes elements each bearing indicia, or marking, of a playing card, such as playing cards used in a poker card game. The participants of the sports game have to perform and meet one or more predetermined challenges or tasks to achieve a poker hand from the elements. The participants strive to meet the challenges in the shorted time possible. An algorithm is then used to calculate the score of each participant, based on the value of the poker hand of and time used by the participant to achieve the poker hand.

This invention relates generally to a card game wherein a player selects a new card from a pile of open-faced cards to complete a hand. Preferably, the game is implemented in even rounds of card selection so that the order of players selecting cards is reversed every round. In the most preferred embodiment, the card game follows the basic hand ranking of poker and is implemented in conjunction with a series of bets to increase the size of the pot and the player's excitement.