Poker
Texas Hold’em
Create the best five-card poker hand possible, using two cards you’re dealt in combination with the five community cards. You only have to beat the dealer’s hand to win, not the other players at the table. The game is played with one standard 52-card deck.
Game Play
The earlier you bet, the more you can bet. You don’t have to fold until you see all the community cards.
- Place equal bets for the ante and blind. You can also add an optional trips bonus bet.
- The dealer deals two cards to each player and to themselves, all face down.
- You can either check, or make a “play” wager, which must be three or four times your ante.
- The dealer reveals the three-card flop. If you have not yet made a play wager, you can do so now by betting double your ante. Or you can simply check.
- The dealer reveals the final two community cards. If you have not yet made a play wager, you must either fold or make a play wager equal to your ante. If you have already made a play wager, you can’t make another.
- Create you best hand using any of your two cards and the community cards and compare it to the dealer’s.
POKER HANDS
Payouts
The dealer needs at least a pair to qualify. Here are the payout options.
| Dealer does not qualify | |
|---|---|
| Your hand is better than the dealer's | Play bet pays 1 to 1, Ante bet is a push |
| Dealer’s hand is better than yours. | Play and blind bet will lose, Ante bet is push. |
| Dealer qualify | |
|---|---|
| Your hand is better and you have less than a straight. | Play and ante bets pay 1 to 1, Blind bet is a push. |
| Your hand is better and you have a straight or better. | Play and ante bets pay 1 to 1, Blind bet pays, According to pay table. |
| Dealer’s hand is better. | Play, ante, blind bets lose. |
| Your hand is equal to the dealer’s. | All bets push. |
| Your final five-card hand is a three of a kind or better. | Trips bonus bet pays, according to pay table |
Blind Payout
| Hand value | Payout |
|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 500 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 50 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind | 10 to 1 |
| Full House | 3 to 1 |
| Flush | 3 to 2 |
| Straight | 1 to 1 |
*pay tables may vary at the casino
Trips Payout
| Hand value | Payout |
|---|---|
| Royal Flush | 50 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 40 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind | 30 to 1 |
| Full House | 8 to 1 |
| Flush | 6 to 1 |
| Straight | 5 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 3 to 1 |
*pay tables may vary at the casino
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