Gaming method and a gaming system

A method for playing a wagering game on an electronic gaming machine, the electronic gaming machine comprising a first display device configured to present the wagering game, a first player input interface, a game controller, a first credit input mechanism including at least one of a card reader, a ticket reader, a bill validator, or a coin input mechanism, and a random number generator (RNG), the method comprising:

• selecting, by the game controller, a first plurality of card symbols to form a first player hand based on a first RNG call in response to placement, by a first player, of a first wager, the first plurality of card symbols including a plurality of hole cards dealt only to the first player and at least one community card from a set of cards;
• dividing, by the game controller, the first wager into a first portion including a first amount of the first wager and a second portion including a second amount of the first wager;
• selecting, by the game controller, a second plurality of card symbols to form a first jackpot hand based on a second RNG call;
• assigning, by the game controller, the second portion of the first wager to a progressive jackpot for use in generating a first jackpot award;
• determining, by the game controller, that at least one card symbol of the first plurality of card symbols forming the first player hand matches at least one card symbol of the second plurality of card symbols forming the first jackpot hand;
• and
• adjusting, by the game controller and based on the determining, a credit balance of the first player by a value associated with the first jackpot award based upon a number of hole cards in the first player hand that match card symbols in the first jackpot hand.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible, computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a game controller, the game controller being in communication with a first display device, a first player input interface, a first credit input mechanism, and a first RNG, cause the game controller to at least:

• select a first plurality of card symbols to form a first player hand based on a first RNG call in response to placement, by a first player, of a first wager, the first plurality of card symbols including a plurality of hole cards dealt only to the first player and at least one community card from a set of cards;
• divide the first wager into a first portion including a first amount of the first wager and a second portion including a second amount of the first wager;
• select a second plurality of card symbols based on a second RNG call to form a first jackpot hand;
• assign the second portion of the first wager to a progressive jackpot for use in generating a first jackpot award;
• determine that at least one card symbol of the first plurality of card symbols forming the first player hand matches at least one card symbol of the second plurality of card symbols forming the first jackpot hand;
• and
• adjust, based on the determining, a credit balance of the first player by a value associated with the first jackpot award based upon a number of hole cards in the first player hand that match card symbols in the first jackpot hand.