Casino Hold'em is a casino gambling game. This banking game, introduced by Stephen Au-Yeung in 2000 (First Texas Hold'em Poker 💸 play against the casino and not other players) and now played in live casinos worldwide. It was licensed for use 💸 in the United Kingdom in 2007. In addition online casinos offer the game, which is based on the traditional multi-player 💸 Texas Hold'em Poker.
Dealing the turn in Texas hold 'em
Picture of hole cards in a game of Texas hold 'em
Casino Hold'em 💸 is a house game designed to be dealt by a croupier for casino patrons to play in the main casino. 💸 Players play the house and not other players in this variant. Subject to the dealer qualifying, it is a straight 💸 contest between the dealer's hand and the player's, player may also get paid an AnteWin Bonus on his Ante bet. 💸 Player can also place an AA Bonus side bet which is based on the poker value of his two personal 💸 cards and the first three flop cards.
History [ edit ]
Stephen Au-Yeung devised the game in the late 1990s as a 💸 tool to assist in training his partner of the time to play Texas Hold 'Em poker. After this the training 💸 tool was developed into a House game and launched in 2000.[1] It first appeared as a live casino game in 💸 Egypt, Russia and South Africa. It was shown in 2001 at the World Gaming Congress Expo, Las-Vegas, US and in 💸 2002 at the International Casino Exhibition held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, UK.
Rules [ edit ]
The game is played 💸 with a standard 52 card deck.
Each player makes an Ante bet and may make an optional AA bonus side bet.
The 💸 player and dealer are both dealt two cards (face down).
Three cards are then dealt to the board and will eventually 💸 contain five cards.
After checking his/her cards, the player has to decide (a) to fold with no further play losing the 💸 Ante bet or (b) to make a Call bet of double the Ante bet.
If one or more players makes a 💸 Call bet the dealer will deal two more cards to the board, for a total of five.
Players and dealer make 💸 their best five card poker hand from their own two personal cards and five board cards.
Each player’s hand are compared 💸 with the dealer’s.
The dealer must have a pair of 4s or better to qualify.
If the dealer does not qualify, the 💸 Ante bet pays according to the AnteWin pay table and the Call bet is a push (stand off).
If the dealer 💸 qualifies, and the player's hand is better than the dealer's, the Ante bet pays according to the Ante-Win pay table 💸 and the Call bet pays 1 to 1.
If the dealer qualifies, and the dealer's hand is equal to the player's, 💸 all bets are push (it doesn't win or lose).
If the dealer qualifies, and the dealer's hand is better than the 💸 player's, the player loses all bets.
Strategy [ edit ]
There is no easy way to quantify optimal strategy for this game 💸 since the optimal decision for each hand is based on the combination of all 7 cards (two personal cards and 💸 five board cards) dealt. As such while computer programs can easily deal with the calculations required to make the correct 💸 play in any particular hand, it is difficult to make a set of general rules which can be memorized such 💸 as exists for Blackjack. The optimal strategy player will raise 82% of the time. So only in the worst 18% 💸 of hands should the player fold. These are broadly when the player has two singletons in the hole that are 💸 low compared to the flop, with little or no chance for a straight or flush.[2]
AnteWin pay table [ edit ]
In 💸 Casino Hold'em the player not only wins a standard 1 to 1 sum if they have the stronger hand, but 💸 for rare hands a higher sum. This pay table typically pays a royal flush 100 to 1, straight flush 20 💸 to 1, four of a kind 10 to 1, full house 3 to 1, flush 2 to 1, and straight 💸 or less the standard 1 to 1.
House edge [ edit ]
The house edge of Casino Hold'em excluding the side bet 💸 (that is, the percentage of each bet the casino will on average win, assuming perfect play on the part of 💸 the player) varies depending on the specific rules in the casino but is the most common pay tables result in 💸 a house edge varying from just below 2% to around 2.5%. Using the ante pay table above, the house edge 💸 is 2.16%.
Side bets [ edit ]
A side bet known as the AA Bonus is based on the poker value of 💸 the player's two cards and the first three flop cards.
A pair of aces to a straight pays 7 to 1, 💸 flush 20 to 1, full house 30 to 1, four of a kind 40 to 1, straight flush 50 to 💸 1 and royal flush 100 to 1. A variations to this pay table, A pair of aces to a straight 💸 pays 7 to 1, flush or higher 25 to 1.
