PLAY LIVE ULTIMATE TEXAS HOLD’EM
The difference between Texas Hold’em poker and Live
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HOW TO PLAY
Live Ultimate
Texas Hold’em is played in much the same fashion as traditional Texas Hold’em Poker.
You’re dealt 🍊 2 cards face up – your hole cards – and 5 community cards. These are
comprised of the first 3 🍊 cards known as The Flop, The Turn, and The River. Your goal is
to form a higher-ranked hand than the 🍊 dealer. You get started with two mandatory bets
known as the Ante and the Blind. Plus, this game has a 🍊 unique bet known as the Play
bet, and it’s great for strategy-based poker players. Once you place a Play bet, 🍊 you
are able to raise as much as x3 or x4 your Ante bet. But you’ll have to act fast
🍊 because after The Flop, you can only raise x2, and after The River x1. With Live
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Texas Hold’em game in the world today. This game can accommodate an unlimited number of
poker players at the 🍊 same time. A single 52-card deck of cards is used and they are
shuffled after every game. There are scores 🍊 of great betting options available
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Live
Ultimate Texas Hold’em is one of the many popular poker variants out there. 🍊 In fact,
this is the king of all online poker games, and this one is especially exciting. Much
like Caribbean 🍊 Stud Poker at 888casino, this game is also played against the dealer –
not against other players. The goal of 🍊 this game is to beat the dealer’s hand by using
a combination of your 2 pocket cards and the 5 🍊 community cards to form the
highest-ranking hand. You get to play many exciting bets along the way including the
mandatory 🍊 Ante Bet and the Blind Bet, and the optional Trips Bonus Bet. Since an
unlimited number of players can participate, 🍊 you never have to wait for a seat at the
poker tables. You begin with 2 cards face up and 🍊 the dealer’s cards are dealt facing
down. During the course of the game, each player is allowed to take only 🍊 1 seat at the
table. The dealer qualifies with a pair or better, and if the dealer does not qualify,
🍊 you will be notified on screen.
RULES
Live Ultimate Texas Hold’em is played with a
single deck, comprising 52 cards. The cards 🍊 are shuffled after every game round.
Getting started requires players to place an Ante Bet, followed by a Blind Bet. 🍊 These
bets must be the same value. The player makes the Ante bet, while the Blind Bet is
automatically placed. 🍊 It is also possible for an optional wager to be placed, known as
the Trips Bonus Bet. This wager pays 🍊 out on a wide range of poker hands, provided you
form at least Three of a Kind. Once the initial 🍊 deal has been made, 2 cards are dealt
to the player and dealer in turn. The dealer’s cards are face 🍊 down, while the player’s
cards are face up.
Trips Bonus Bet, Play Bet, Blind & Ante
Winning Hands
Now, it is
possible to 🍊 raise x4 the Ante or x 3 the Ante. Players also have the option of doing
nothing by opting to 🍊 CHECK. If you wish to raise x3 or x4, you place that chip value on
the Play spot on the 🍊 table. During any individual game round, just 1 raise is allowed.
Next up is the Flop. These are the first 🍊 3 community cards. The Turn (fourth community
card) and the River (fifth community card) are then dealt. If you have 🍊 not raised until
this point, you can raise x1 the Ante. If you don’t raise, you must FOLD (throw in)
🍊 your hand. If you FOLD, you will forfeit your Ante bet and your Blind bet. The dealer’s
hole cards will 🍊 be revealed, and the winner will automatically be determined.After you
have placed the Ante Bet and the Blind Bet you 🍊 can also place a Trips Bonus Bet. This
is an optional wager which allows you to win when you form 🍊 Three of a Kind or better.
It is irrelevant what hand the dealer is holding if you meet the minimum 🍊 requirements
of this wager. The dealer’s hand either qualifies or does not qualify during Live
Ultimate Texas Hold’em at 888casino.If 🍊 the dealer’s hand does not qualify, you will be
notified accordingly, and a push for the Ante will ensue. The 🍊 Blind bet and Play bet
will be evaluated against the dealer’s hand. If the dealer qualifies, a stronger player
hand 🍊 will beat the dealer’s hand, but a weaker player hand will lose against the
dealer’s hand and the dealer will 🍊 collect the Play Bet, the Blind Bet and the Ante Bet.
If a Tie results, a push will take place 🍊 with the Ante Bet, Blind Bet and Play
Bets.
The highest-ranking hand in Live Ultimate Texas Hold’em is a Royal Flush,
🍊 followed by a Straight Flush, Four of a Kind, Full House, Flush, Straight and other
combinations. The payouts for each 🍊 of these hands are listed in the tables below. Note
there are different payouts for the Blind Bet, (with Ante 🍊 x1, x2, x3, x4), and the
Triple Bonus Bet.
Payout odds: Blind bet
Hands Pays Royal flush 500:1 Straight flush
50:1 Four 🍊 of a kind 10:1 Full house 3:1 Flush 1.5:1 Straight 1:1 All Other Bet pushes
(return to player)
Payout odds: Play 🍊 bet
HANDS PLAY BET PAYS Raise x4 Ante x4 Ante x4
Raise x3 Ante x3 Ante x3 Raise x2 Ante x2 🍊 Ante x2 Raise x1 Ante x1 Ante x1
Payout odds:
Trips bonus bet
