Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game wherein for a plurality of plays of the game, the gaming system enables the player to save cards for a subsequent play of the card game. In one embodiment, for a first play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to select a first quantity of cards to save for a subsequent play of the game. In this embodiment, for a second play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to use zero, one or more of the previously saved cards for the current play of the card game. The gaming system also enables the player to select new cards from a displayed second hand of cards to add to and/or replace any previously saved cards to save for a subsequent play of the game.