Device for and method of providing a poker game

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for execution of a method of providing a poker game for play on a gaming device, wherein hands are provided with cards that are displayed to a user on a display of the gaming device, the method comprising:

• a) dealing a plurality of cards, wherein the plurality of cards define at least a portion of a first hand;
• b) receiving input from the user, wherein the input identifies zero or more of the plurality of cards to be shifted from the first hand to a second hand having no cards therein at the time the input is received;
• c) if one or more cards have been shifted from the first hand, replacing each card shifted from the first hand with a replacement card;
• d) determining a payout based on the first hand after completion of the replacing step;
• e) if one or more cards have been shifted from the first hand, dealing at least one dealt card into the second hand, wherein the second hand comprises the at least one dealt card and the one or more cards shifted from the first hand;
• and
• f) repeating steps (b) to (e), wherein the second hand becomes the first hand.

A gaming device for playing a poker game comprising:

• a) a processor;
• b) a display adapted for communication with the processor;
• and
• c) an input device adapted for communication with the processor;
• wherein:
• (i) the processor is adapted to instruct the display to display a plurality of cards, wherein the plurality of cards define at least a portion of a first hand;
• (ii) the input device is adapted to receive from the user a selection identifying zero or more of the plurality of cards to be shifted from the first hand to a second hand having no cards therein at the time the input is received;
• (iii) if one or more cards have been shifted from the first hand, the processor is adapted to instruct the display to replace each card shifted from the first hand with a replacement card;
• (iv) the processor is adapted to determine a payout based on the first hand;
• (v) if one or more cards have been shifted from the first hand, the processor is adapted to instruct the display to deal at least one dealt card into the second hand, wherein the second hand comprises the at least one dealt card and the one or more cards shifted from the first hand;
• and
• (vi) wherein the processor is adapted to repeat (ii) to (v), wherein the second hand becomes the first hand.