A video poker gaming device, a method of operating a gaming device and a
method of playing a poker game including a plurality of cards displayed
to a player where the cards are drawn from a deck of fifty-two cards
including at least one modifier card. The gaming device deals a first
draw of the cards to form a player's hand. Any multiplier cards in the
player's hand are replaced by a non-multiplier card. The gaming device
enables the player to hold any of the cards in the hand and then
determines if any winning card combinations are indicated by the
non-multiplier cards in the hand. An award associated with any indicated
winning card combinations is provided to the player. The award is
multiplied by the multipliers associated with any multiplier cards in the
player's hand.