Live Casino Hold 'Em

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 card deck is being replaced every game round with shuffeled deck. A designated shuffler is sitting at the table near the dealer and shuffling a deck of cards to make it ready for the next game round.

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:

• There is probably a game in progress at the moment you enter the game. Please wait until the current game round is finished. You can then place your bets.

• Click on a chip of desired value to select it. Then click the Ante betting area on the game table to place your bet. Once the main Ante bet has been placed, an AA side bet can be placed. Move your cursor over the game table and click on the AA betting position to place a side bet. Each click adds one chip to the bet. Click another chip to select it if you wish to increase the bet by another amount. Shift-clicking on the bet area removes one chip from the bet.

• Click the Clear button to remove all bets from the table and start over.

• You have a limited amount of time to place a bet from the moment a round is started. Once you have placed your bets, click the Confirm button.

  Multiple Bets

  If the Multiple Bets option is supported, additional bets are accepted after your first bet has been placed and confirmed. Multiple bets are accepted only if the betting round is still open. Please note, that if auto confirmation of bets is disabled, you have to click Confirm after each additional bet.

• Both you and the dealer will be given two cards (the dealer’s cards are dealt face down), and three cards will be dealt to the flop.

• If the cards you are dealt make up a Poker hand along with the flop, the type of hand is displayed to you. If you have a pair of Aces or better, you win the AA side bet.

• You can now choose to Call and continue playing against the dealer or Fold and lose your bets. If you do not Call within the time given, the game will automatically choose to Fold your hand.
  • If you call, a bet amount equal to your Ante bet times two will automatically be taken from your balance and placed on the 'call' position on the game table. Should you have insufficient balance to place the Call bet, you can either fold or deposit money through the cashier.

  • If you fold, you will be able to see the rest of the game through the live video stream but your bets will be lost and your game will be frozen until the next game round.

• You must call to collect your Ante bet and AA side bet winnings. If you do not call, you will lose your bets regardless of the hands you have.

• After calling or folding, the last two cards are dealt to the flop, the dealer's cards are turned face up and the best possible hand is formed and shown for each of you.

• If your hand is better than the dealer’s hand you win, and your Ante and Call bets are returned to you along with your winnings. If the dealer's hand is better than your hand, you lose your bets.

• To play another game round, place your bets as described above and click the Confirm button, or click Rebet to place the same bets as in the previous round.

Hand ranking:

At each stage of the game round, the best available hands are formed automatically. Hands are ranked according to the best five cards only (best poker hand).

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 pay table.

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

• If you have a hand result equal to the dealer's hand result, the highest card out of the remaining cards that are available to each of you determines the winner.

• If you and the dealer have hands of the same type, the hand that includes the highest-value card wins (i.e. Three Kings beats Three Queens; a flush of A, 6, 5, 4, 3 beats a flush of K, J, 10, 8, 7).
• If the dealer qualifies and the player ties the dealer then both ante and call bets will push.

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.

Hands strength table

Pay tables:

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

Return to Player

The theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) is 99.18% for Ante bets and 93.74% for the AA side bet.

Buttons:

Tip

In some countries 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 video feed or the camera icon on the dashboard to switch to full window mode. This option merges the game table into the video screen and enlarges it.*

* When enabled by the service provider.

On the right and left of the video feed are panels for game information.

To use the Chat, 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 cannot use the chat option if your balance is zero.

The current server time and the game round's unique ID number can be found under the "Bet/Win" fields.

Game Limits - If enabled by your service provider, a panel on the game table displays the minimum and the maximum total bet amounts. Click the panel to view limits for all bet types. On some of the tables, you can change the limits, by choosing a different range from the drop-down menu, or from the Lobby. The changes apply starting from the next round.

The History tab shows the outcome of recent game rounds.

Casino toolbar

The lower and upper edges of the game window hold the casino toolbars. These toolbars contain a number of menus and buttons that allow you to change client settings or take advantage of the various features available in the casino client.

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

	Your current game balance. This is the money you can use to play the game.
	Clicking this button opens the Cashier window, where you can make deposits and withdrawals, see your transaction history, etc.

The top toolbar contains the following:

	Clicking this button will disable/enable sound effects. Mouse over the sound icon to slide open the sound volume slider, where you can adjust the volume.
	Mouse over this icon to open the Tools menu. The menu contains the following: History - Opens the game history window, where you can see the details of recent game rounds. Note that the history is unavailable in Offline mode. Options - Opens the options dialog, where you can change various gameplay settings. Click here to learn more about the options. Help - Opens the help article that you are reading right now. Online Support - Online Support lets you contact a customer support specialist, if one is online.
	Clicking this button closes the game window.
	When the Golden Chip icon appears at the bottom bar, you have been awarded the Golden Chip bonus. You can use the Golden Chips in the current game or save them for future games. Click the Golden Chip icon on the bottom bar to place the Golden Chip on the table as a bet. The Golden Chip is treated like a regular chip. If you have several Golden Chips of different value, you can switch between them by clicking on the desired pile in the Golden Chip menu. Golden Chips are only accepted as initial bets in the game. Further bets in the game round shall be deducted from your Casino balance.

Lobby

Random Table button - In the right bottom corner of the Lobby window, the Random Table button is displayed. Click Random Table to receive a table suggestion. If you do not wish to join the suggested table, click Show All Tables to go back.

Quick Seat button - When entering the lobby, the Quick Seat button is displayed on the left side of the various game tables. When clicking this button, you will automatically be seated at an available seat, according to the selected game type. You can start playing at the seat you were assigned to, as soon as the ongoing game round is over.

When a seat is available for you, confirm your decision on the appeared message. If you decline, you will be taken back to the Lobby.

Live video feeds

Due to the nature of the internet, video latency may occur. The game has been designed to ensure that players do not have advantage nor are in disadvantage due to the potential latency.

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.

Last updated: 24.01.2017