Casino Hold’em Game Rules
GAME OVERVIEW
- Casino Hold’em is a poker game played with a standard deck of 52 cards (excluding Jokers).
- The game is played with one deck of cards shuffled before each round.
- The individual cards are ranked in the following falling order: Ace (high or low), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
- The Min/Max sign indicates the minimum and maximum bet that can be placed on ANTE.
- Payouts are made according to the Paytable. To view the Paytable, see the Payout section below.
- Note: To zoom in the paytable, move the pointer over the Paytable image on the table.
- Some features may not be available in PLAYING FOR FUN mode.
HOW TO PLAY
- To place a bet, select a chip and then click in the bet area.
- If there are active arrows to the left and right of the chips, click these to see additional chip values. Every click in a bet area adds one chip of the selected value to the bet.
- A player places bets on ANTE and optionally on AA BONUS and clicks DEAL.
- The dealer deals out 2 cards (face up) to the player and 2 cards (face down) to himself.
- In addition, three community cards are dealt face up in the center of the table, called Flop. Two more community cards, called Turn and River, are added once player clicks CALL.
- The aim of the game is to build the best 5-card poker hand using five community cards and dealt cards to beat the dealer’s hand.
- Player can continue to play the game by either betting on CALL or folding the cards.
Note: The bet placed on CALL is always double the ANTE amount.
- If a bet exceeds the bet limit, the Auto Adjust Bet function automatically adjusts the bet to the highest possible amount.
- If a player clicks FOLD, the game round ends. The player loses all the bets and any possible AA Bonus winnings.
- If the player continues to bet, any possible AA Bonus winnings will be paid out.
- If the player doesn’t have an AA Bonus winning hand, all AA Bonus bets will be lost. The dealer deals two additional community cards and shows his own hand.
- AA Bonus winnings are paid when a hand contains a pair of aces or higher, after the first three community cards are dealt. For more information, refer to the AA Bonus Winnings Payout Table below.
- A player must complete the game round in order to receive any AA Bonus winnings.
- To find a winner, the dealer now compares his hand against the players.
- The dealer must have a pair of 4s or higher to qualify.
- If the dealer doesn’t qualify:
- The player keeps his ANTE and CALL bets and wins with his ANTE according to the Ante Winnings Payout Table.
- If the dealer qualifies:
- If the dealer has a better hand, the player loses all his bets.
- In case of a better hand, a player keeps the ANTE and CALL bets. ANTE bets pay according to the Ante Winnings Payout Table and CALL bets pay 1 to 1.
Winning Hands
- The table below lists all the different winning hands in the game. Hands are counted in the following falling order:
| Hand | Description | Example |
Royal flush | A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit. |      |
Straight flush | Five cards of the same suit in a sequence. |      |
Four of a kind | Four cards of the same rank. |      |
Full house | Three matching cards of the same rank and two matching cards of another rank. |      |
Flush | Five cards of the same suit. |      |
Straight | Five consecutive cards of mixed suits. |      |
Three of a kind | Three matching cards of the same rank. |      |
Two pair | Two matching cards of the same rank and another two matching cards in a different rank. |      |
Pair | Two cards of the same rank. |      |
High card | A hand with no other winning combination is valued by the highest ranked card. |      |
Results
| Dealer qualifies? | Hand | ANTE bet | CALL bet |
| No | Doesn’t apply | According to Ante Winnings Payout Table | Returned to player |
| Yes | Dealer and player have same hand | Returned to player | Returned to player |
| Yes | Player beats dealer | According to Ante Winnings Payout Table | Pays: 1 to 1 |
| Yes | Dealer beats player | Lost | Lost |
Ante Winnings Payout Table
| Hand | Pays |
| 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 |
| Straight or less | 1 to 1 |
AA Bonus Winnings Payout Table
| Hand | Pays |
| Flush or higher | 25 to 1 |
| Pair of Aces to Straight | 7 to 1 |
Game Functions
- The table below lists the different buttons found in the game and describes their functions.
| Button | Function |
 | Click to start a game round. |
 | Click to place a new bet. |
 | Click to fold your cards and end the game. |
 | Click to play the hand. |
 | Click to repeat the same bet as the previous game round. |
 | Click to select the delete chip and then click on ANTE or AA Bonus bets to remove it from the table. |
 | Click to view the game settings menu and select game options. Refer to Game Settings section below. |
 | Click to mute the game sounds or use the slider to adjust the sound volume. |
Game Setting Options
- To access game settings, click the spanner icon in the game panel.
- Sound effects. Turns the game sound effects on or off.
- Fast play. Turns on or off fast play.
- Game history. Click to view your latest game history (not available when PLAYING FOR FUN).
Additional Information
- The following game features and settings may be subject to the terms and conditions of the gaming site. For more information on the following, refer to the gaming website:
- The procedures used to manage unfinished game rounds.
- The time after which inactive game sessions automatically end.
- In the event of malfunction of the gaming hardware/software, all affected game bets and payouts are rendered void and all affected bets refunded.
