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All other hands lose this bet. The Trips side bet is completely separate from the hand against the dealer. You could lose the main hand against the dealer, and still get paid on this side bet. House edge for Ultimate Texas Hold’em. This game is much harder to play ‘perfectly’ compared to other casino table games. The player’s total wager is doubled, with a bet of identical value to the initial bet, placed onto the second hand. Bust – a player automatically loses when the value of his hand exceeds 21. Insurance – a side bet which can be made in a situation when the dealer’s face-up card is an ace. Casino Hold'em Online Table Game Casino Hold'em is a poker game variation of Texas Hold'em, but in Casino Hold'em, you play against the dealer instead of other players. The Ante bet is considered a bet against the dealer – to win the ante bet, the player’s final poker hand must beat the dealer’s. Play wager: If a player bets on the ante spot and likes their hand, they must place a wager on the Play spot that is equal to their ante bet. If the player does not like their hand and declines the wager on the Play spot, their ante is forfeited.

Ultimate Texas Hold’em takes the popular player-vs-player poker format – and makes this into a casino table game. This game involves hole cards, a flop, turn and river. Unlike the original game, you are playing against the house, and not the other players.

With 3 chances to bet on every hand, the rules are more complex than for other casino table games. You can bet more on early streets than on later ones in Ultimate Texas Hold’em. The ability to ‘check’ is also part of the game. This keeps players involved until the end of each hand.

This page covers Ultimate Texas Hold’em (UTH) in depth. Below you will find the rules, set out as a single hand of the game. House edge and the popular ‘Trips’ side bet are covered after that. Strategy, legal online UTH games and a detailed FAQ are also included.

UTH rules: How Ultimate Texas Hold’em works

You need to place 2 bets to be dealt into a hand of Ultimate Texas Hold’em. These bets are of equal size. One is the ‘Ante’ and the other is the ‘Blind’. You also get the option to place a 3rd bet, ‘Trips’. This is a side bet. It is covered in the section below.

UTH is played with a single deck of cards, which is shuffled between deals.

Each player and the dealer are each dealt 2 ‘hole cards’ face down. You only get to look at your own cards. Sharing of hands between players is not allowed. 5 community cards are also dealt, these are all face-down at the start of the hand.

There are three possible betting rounds in each hand. Note that you only get to bet once, after which you simply wait for the outcome.

Pre-Flop: Based on your hole cards you can choose to bet 3x or 4x your ante, or check (bet nothing and wait for the flop).
On the Flop: Once the flop of 3 community cards is revealed, you get a second chance to bet. You can choose to bet 2x your ante – or check once again.
After the River: Next the final two community cards are revealed. You now get to choose between betting 1x your ante – or folding your hand (losing both the Blind and Ante).

Next the dealer and players reveal their hands. There is a dealer qualification requirement. The dealer needs 1 pair or better to ‘Open’ (qualify). Your hand and the dealer’s best 5-card poker hand using any combination of the community cards and hole-cards will then be compared.

Here are how the bets are paid:

Player Wins + Dealer Opens: Blind/Ante/Play all paid
Player Wins + Dealer Does Not Open: Blind and Play bets paid, Ante is a Push
Dealer Wins and Opens: All Blind/Ante/Play all lose
Dealer Wins and Does Not Open: Blind and Play bets lose Ante is a Push

In the event of a tie all bets are considered a push.

Winning Ante and Play bets are paid at 1-to-1. Blind bets are different. They are paid depending on the strength of your poker hand. Note that anything below a straight is a push.

Royal Flush: 500-to-1
Straight Flush: 50-to-1
4 of a Kind: 10-to-1
Full House: 3-to-1
Flush: 3-to-2
Straight: 1-to-1

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Strategy for Ultimate Texas Hold’em

To play optimally, a strategy card is recommended for this game. The requirements for whether to play, check or (after the river) fold are different as you go through the hand. There are some simple rules of thumb which will help with most of your decisions.

Before the flop: Bet 4x with any pair, any ace, any suited king, King/5 unsuited or better, Queen/8+ (unsuited) and Queen with a 6 or 7 if suited, Jack + 10 unsuited, Jack with an 8 or 9 if suited. Every other hand is a check.
On the flop: Bet 2x with any pair that includes one of your own hole cards, except for 2-2. 2 pairs or better or 4 to a flush (4 suited cards) where one of your own cards is at least a 10 of that suit. Otherwise check.
After the river: Bet 1x with any hand better than a pair that includes one of your own hole cards. You should also bet where the dealer has less than 21 ‘outs’ to beat your hand. This is not always clear, with a judgement of how easily you could be beaten by high cards in the dealers hand a reasonable substitute.

UTH is not a game that works by ‘playing blind’ (betting regardless of your hole cards). With so much information available via the community cards, betting before you see them gives the casino a big house edge.

UTH side bets: Trips and progressive jackpots

Unlike many other casino table games, Ultimate Texas Hold’em already include a bonus payout. The mandatory ‘Blind’ bet pays up to 500-to-1 for a Royal Flush. There is also a popular ‘Trips’ side bet. Prizes for this will vary between casinos. Some, including Caesars Entertainment properties, tie a progressive jackpot to this bet.

To play you simply need to place a bet on the ‘Trips’ square before the cards are dealt. If the best hand possible using your own hole cards and the community cards is 3 of a kind or better, you will get paid according to this pay table:

Royal Flush: 50-to-1
Straight Flush: 40-to-1
4 of a Kind: 30-to-1
Full House: 9-to-1
Flush: 7-to-1
Straight: 4-to-1
3 of a Kind: 3-to-1

All other hands lose this bet. The Trips side bet is completely separate from the hand against the dealer. You could lose the main hand against the dealer, and still get paid on this side bet.

House edge for Ultimate Texas Hold’em

This game is much harder to play ‘perfectly’ compared to other casino table games. While the headline house edge is around 2.2% for your Ante and Blind bets, that assumes a perfect decision every time.

You also need to consider the variable amounts you are betting. A pre-flop Play bet will be 4 units. While the edge on those bets is 0.5%, you’ll be betting 4x your Ante – adding 2% house edge in terms of a single unit.

As usual the Trips side bet has a bigger edge for the casino. This is also a more volatile bet, only paying out for those rare 3 of a kind or better hands.

Where to legally play Ultimate Texas Hold’em online?

There are currently 4 states with legal online casinos where you can enjoy playing UTH online. With many other states legalizing sports betting and others considering casino games, it is hoped that this list will expand soon. The current states with regulated online casinos are:

Online casinos in these states offer table games including UTH via mobile phone (and iPhone) casino apps or on desktop computers via their browser-based casino clients. The casinos have geolocation technology which ens

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