System, method, and device for conducting a wagering game

An electronic gaming device comprising:

• a logic controller;
• a display in communication with said logic controller;
• a player interface in communication with said logic controller;
• and
• a data storage device in communication with said logic controller, wherein said data storage device is configured to store electronic representations of at least one deck of playing cards, a pay table correlating hand rankings to pay outs for player hands and partial player hands, and program instructions executable by said logic controller to conduct a method comprising:
• receiving a hand wager and at least one partial hand wager through said player interface;
• dealing a player hand of playing cards by said logic controller in response to receipt of said hand wager wherein said player hand is dealt in at least two segments consisting of at least one partial player hand;
• comparing by said logic controller of at least one of said partial player hands to said pay table between segments of dealing said player hand;
• issuing by said logic controller a pay out, if any, correlated to said at least one partial player hand compared to said pay table based on said partial hand wager;
• collecting said partial hand wager by said logic controller when said at least one partial player hand compared to said pay table is not correlated to a pay out according to said pay table;
• comparing said player hand to said pay table by said logic controller;
• issuing by said logic controller a pay out, if any, correlated to said player hand based on said hand wager;
• and
• collecting said hand wager by said logic controller when said player hand is not correlated to a pay out according to said pay table.

An electronic gaming device comprising:

• a logic controller;
• a display in communication with said logic controller;
• a player interface in communication with said logic controller;
• and
• a data storage device in communication with said logic controller, wherein said data storage device is configured to store electronic representations of at least one deck of playing cards, a pay table correlating hand rankings to pay outs for player hands and partial player hands, and program instructions executable by said logic controller to conduct a method comprising:
• receiving a hand wager and a plurality of partial hand wagers through said player interface;
• dealing a player hand of playing cards by said logic controller in response to receipt of said hand wager wherein said player hand is dealt in a plurality of segments consisting of a plurality of partial player hands corresponding to said plurality of partial hand wagers;
• comparing each partial player hand to said pay table by said logic controller between segments of dealing said player hand;
• issuing by said logic controller each pay out, if any, correlated to each partial player hand compared to said pay table based on said partial hand wager;
• collecting by said logic controller each partial hand wager corresponding to a partial player hand that is not correlated to a pay out according to said pay table;
• comparing said player hand to said pay table by said logic controller;
• issuing by said logic controller a pay out, if any, correlated to said player hand based on said hand wager;
• and
• collecting said hand wager by said logic controller when said player hand is not correlated to a pay out according to said pay table.