the player makes a wager for a first hand and a wager for a second hand and the player then has displayed to him a first hand . the player selects which cards to hold and the unheld cards are discarded from the first hand and placed as the starting cards in the second hand . replacement cards are displayed into the first hand to create a final first hand . additional cards are displayed into the second hand to create a final second hand . the poker hand ranking of each hand is determined and the player receives a payout for any winning hand combination that is achieved in the final first hand and in the final second hand . the amount of the payout is based on a pay table and the amount wagered by the player .