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We offer single deck Live Casino Hold ‘em with a real dealer and a real Casino Hold'em game table. Live Casino Hold'em is a variation of five-card poker. You are dealt two cards, which you must use along with the five-card flop to make the best possible poker hand. After each game round, the deck of cards is reshuffled.

The AA side bet is optional. Here, you can bet on whether the first five cards dealt (your two cards plus the first three flop cards) will include a pair of Aces or better.

To play the game:

Hand ranking:

At each stage of the game round, the best available hands are formed automatically.

The dealer must have at least a pair of 4s to qualify, if this is not the case, your Call bet is returned and your Ante bet pays according to the paytable.

If the dealer qualifies and you win, your Ante bet pays according to the paytable and your Call bet pays even money.

The Ace is a semi-wildcard; it can be the highest-value card in a straight of A, K, Q, J, 10, or the lowest-value card in a straight of 5, 4, 3, 2, A.

Paytables:

When you win, your bets are returned to you along with your payout. Winning hands pay according to the below listed paytables. Call bets pay even money.

AA Side Bet

Hand Payout
Royal Flush 100 to 1
Straight flush 50 to 1
4 of a kind 40 to 1
Full house 30 to 1
Flush 20 to 1
Straight or lower 7 to 1

Ante Bet

Hand Payout
Royal Flush 100 to 1
Straight Flush 20 to 1
4 of a Kind 10 to 1
Full House 3 to 1
Flush 2 to 1
Straight or lower 1 to 1

Buttons:

Clear bets Remove all bets from the table.
Call Place a Call bet (double your Ante bet) and continue playing against the dealer.
Fold Forfeit your AA and Ante bet and end the game round.
Max Bet Place the maximum bet for the main bet position. After clicking the Max Bet button, remember to click Confirm bets .
Rebet Place the same bet as in the previous round.
Confirm bets Click here to confirm your bets once these have been placed. Without bet confirmation your bets don't count.

Tip:

You have the option to give a tip to the dealer. To give a tip, place chips on the "Tip" stack (same as placing a bet), and click Confirm. Click Cancel to close the tip stack.

Game window:

The top half of the game window contains three panels.

In the center is the video feed of the dealer. Click on the button in the top left corner of the panel to hide the video feed. Click the same button to show it again. Click on the numbered buttons to switch between video feeds.

On the right and left of the video feed are panels for game information. At the top of the left panel you can see your bet and win amounts for the last round in which you played. You can see the name of the table and the dealer at the top of the right panel.

In the Chat tab, enter your message into the text field at the bottom of the panel and click Send. Your message will appear along with others in the middle of the panel. Please note that you can not use the chat option if your balance is zero.

Info tab shows the current server time and the game rounds unique ID number, plus the minimum and maximum total bet amounts.

The lower edge of the game window holds the casino toolbar. It contains the following:

Your account balance. This is the money you can use to play the casino games.

Clicking this button opens the Cashier window, where you can make deposits and withdrawals, see your transaction history, etc.

This button appears only in Fun or Offline Mode. Clicking it will take you to the Real Money account creation page. If you already have a Real Money account, it will take you to the Play for Real Money login screen.

Clicking this button will activate the black strip to the left of it, turning it into a text box. Enter a message and click Chat again. A separate chat window will open. Please note: You can only talk to other players in multiplayer games or answer an administrator if they initiate a chat with you.

Some popular functions are united under the Menu.

Clicking History (unavailable in Offline mode) will open the game history window, where you can see the details of recent game rounds.

Options allows you to change audio quality and various gameplay settings, and Help opens the help article that you are reading right now.

Online Support lets you contact a customer support specialist, if one is online.

Clicking this button closes the game window and takes you back to the Lobby.

 

Shortcut keys

If you wish, you can press the following keys on your keyboard instead of clicking the buttons on the screen.

Press this key To do this
TAB Tab between the buttons on the screen.
ENTER Click the button that is currently highlighted.
SPACEBAR Press the spacebar to place the same bet as in the previous round (Rebet).
Number keys Raise your bet. Different number keys raise your bet by a different chip value. The number of functioning keys depends on the chips allowed for the current player and can be subject to change.
ESC Exit the game and go back to the lobby.

 

Note on large wins: Winning amounts of $10,000 or more are considered large wins. Large wins need to be verified by a live operator.

Note on malfunctions: A malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Note on disconnections: If you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of a game while playing for Real Money, please re-establish your Internet connection and log back into the casino. You will be automatically directed to the non-live version of the game you were playing so you can finish the game round. Please note that only the cards that were on the table at the moment of disconnection are carried over to such a game round. In some cases the video stream may allow you to see dealer cards drawn or revealed after your disconnection. These cards are not carried over to the non-live game round.


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