Casino Hold'em is a casino gambling game. This banking game, introduced by Stephen Au-Yeung in 2000 (First Texas Hold'em Poker 6️⃣ play against the casino and not other players) and now played in live casinos worldwide. It was licensed for use 6️⃣ in the United Kingdom in 2007. In addition online casinos offer the game, which is based on the traditional multi-player 6️⃣ 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 6️⃣ is a house game designed to be dealt by a croupier for casino patrons to play in the main casino. 6️⃣ Players play the house and not other players in this variant. Subject to the dealer qualifying, it is a straight 6️⃣ contest between the dealer's hand and the player's, player may also get paid an AnteWin Bonus on his Ante bet. 6️⃣ Player can also place an AA Bonus side bet which is based on the poker value of his two personal 6️⃣ cards and the first three flop cards.
History [ edit ]
Stephen Au-Yeung devised the game in the late 1990s as a 6️⃣ tool to assist in training his partner of the time to play Texas Hold 'Em poker. After this the training 6️⃣ tool was developed into a House game and launched in 2000.[1] It first appeared as a live casino game in 6️⃣ Egypt, Russia and South Africa. It was shown in 2001 at the World Gaming Congress Expo, Las-Vegas, US and in 6️⃣ 2002 at the International Casino Exhibition held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, UK.
Rules [ edit ]
The game is played 6️⃣ with a standard 52 card deck.
Each player makes an Ante bet and may make an optional AA bonus side bet.
The 6️⃣ player and dealer are both dealt two cards (face down).
Three cards are then dealt to the board and will eventually 6️⃣ contain five cards.
After checking his/her cards, the player has to decide (a) to fold with no further play losing the 6️⃣ Ante bet or (b) to make a Call bet of double the Ante bet.
If one or more players makes a 6️⃣ Call bet the dealer will deal two more cards to the board, for a total of five.
Players and dealer make 6️⃣ their best five card poker hand from their own two personal cards and five board cards.
Each player’s hand are compared 6️⃣ with the dealer’s.
The dealer must have a pair of 4s or better to qualify.
If the dealer does not qualify, the 6️⃣ Ante bet pays according to the AnteWin pay table and the Call bet is a push (stand off).
If the dealer 6️⃣ qualifies, and the player's hand is better than the dealer's, the Ante bet pays according to the Ante-Win pay table 6️⃣ and the Call bet pays 1 to 1.
If the dealer qualifies, and the dealer's hand is equal to the player's, 6️⃣ all bets are push (it doesn't win or lose).
If the dealer qualifies, and the dealer's hand is better than the 6️⃣ player's, the player loses all bets.
Strategy [ edit ]
There is no easy way to quantify optimal strategy for this game 6️⃣ since the optimal decision for each hand is based on the combination of all 7 cards (two personal cards and 6️⃣ five board cards) dealt. As such while computer programs can easily deal with the calculations required to make the correct 6️⃣ play in any particular hand, it is difficult to make a set of general rules which can be memorized such 6️⃣ as exists for Blackjack. The optimal strategy player will raise 82% of the time. So only in the worst 18% 6️⃣ of hands should the player fold. These are broadly when the player has two singletons in the hole that are 6️⃣ low compared to the flop, with little or no chance for a straight or flush.[2]
AnteWin pay table [ edit ]
In 6️⃣ Casino Hold'em the player not only wins a standard 1 to 1 sum if they have the stronger hand, but 6️⃣ for rare hands a higher sum. This pay table typically pays a royal flush 100 to 1, straight flush 20 6️⃣ to 1, four of a kind 10 to 1, full house 3 to 1, flush 2 to 1, and straight 6️⃣ or less the standard 1 to 1.
House edge [ edit ]
The house edge of Casino Hold'em excluding the side bet 6️⃣ (that is, the percentage of each bet the casino will on average win, assuming perfect play on the part of 6️⃣ the player) varies depending on the specific rules in the casino but is the most common pay tables result in 6️⃣ a house edge varying from just below 2% to around 2.5%. Using the ante pay table above, the house edge 6️⃣ is 2.16%.
Side bets [ edit ]
A side bet known as the AA Bonus is based on the poker value of 6️⃣ the player's two cards and the first three flop cards.
A pair of aces to a straight pays 7 to 1, 6️⃣ flush 20 to 1, full house 30 to 1, four of a kind 40 to 1, straight flush 50 to 6️⃣ 1 and royal flush 100 to 1. A variations to this pay table, A pair of aces to a straight 6️⃣ pays 7 to 1, flush or higher 25 to 1.
