The aim of Casino Hold'em is to beat the dealer's hand by getting the best possible five-card hand made out of the two cards dealt to the player and five community cards.

An unlimited number of players can play simultaneously at one Casino Hold'em table. Each player can take only one seat at the table.

Casino Hold'em is played with one standard 52-card deck (Jokers are excluded). Only one game is played with one deck of cards, and cards are shuffled after each game round.

To play the game you place a bet on the Ante bet (initial bet). To add to the excitement, you can also place a Bonus bet that pays out if a pair of Aces or higher is dealt in the first five cards.

The dealer deals out two cards face-up to you and two cards face-down to the dealer. Three community cards are dealt face-up in the middle of the table. These three community cards are common for you and the dealer for making up the hand.

You must decide whether to PLAY 2x or FOLD. Choose PLAY 2x to continue the round by placing a Play bet equal to double your Ante. Choose FOLD to end the round, thereby forfeiting your Ante bet. The bonus bet is not affected by PLAY/FOLD decision.

After you have made your decision, the dealer will deal two more community cards (called "Turn" and "River"). The dealer will also reveal his/her two initial cards.

To find a winner, the best-paying hands are formed and compared for you and for the dealer, using five out of seven available cards.

BONUS BET

The Bonus bet is an optional bet and cannot be placed alone. After a chip is placed on the Ante bet spot a flashing arrow will show you that the Bonus bet spot is activated. Place your Bonus bet in the same way as you place the Ante bet.

The Bonus bet is evaluated on the first hand of five cards only. If you have a Pair of Aces or a better combination and you decide to CALL, you will win the Bonus bet and will be paid according to the Bonus pay table.

The individual cards are ranked in descending order: Ace (high or low), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2.

An Ace 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.

Possible hands from the highest payouts to the lowest:

Royal Flush is a Straight Flush that contains the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 all in the same suit. In the case of a tie, the player gets their initial bet back and the outcome of the game is a PUSH.

Straight Flush is a hand that contains five cards in sequence, all of the same suit, for example, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six and Five, all Hearts. Two Straight Flushes are ranked by comparing the highest card of each. In the case of a tie, the player gets their initial bet back and the outcome of the game is a PUSH.

Four of a Kind is a hand that contains all four cards of one rank plus any other card. For example, four Aces in your hand would be Four of a Kind. Quads with higher-ranking cards defeat those with lower-ranking cards. If two Four of a Kind are of equal rank, the fifth card (the 'Kicker') is used to break the tie. In the case of a tie, the player gets their initial bet back and the outcome of the game is a PUSH.

Full House is a hand that contains three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of another rank, e.g. three Kings and two Sixes. Between two Full House hands, the one with the higher ranking three cards wins. In the case of the three cards being of the same value in Full House (and therefore tied), the two cards of the same value are ranked against each other. In the case of a tie, the player gets their initial bet back and the outcome of the game is a PUSH.

Flush is a hand where all five cards are of the same suit, but not sequential, e.g. five cards that are all Clubs. Two Flushes are compared as if they were high card hands; the highest-ranking card in each hand is compared to determine the winner. If both hands have the same highest card, then the second-highest ranking card is compared, and so on until a difference is found.

Straight is a hand that contains five cards of sequential rank in at least two different suits, e.g. Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, and Five in two or more suits. Two Straights are ranked by comparing the highest card in each hand. Two Straights with the same high card are of equal value and therefore tie, as suits are not used to separate them.

Three of a Kind is a hand that contains three cards of the same rank, plus two cards that are not of this rank or the same as each other. For example, a player having three Kings in their hand would have Three of a Kind. Higher-valued Three of a Kind defeats lower-valued Three of a Kind. If two hands contain Three of a Kind of the same value, the Kickers (that is, the other two cards in hand) are compared to break the tie.

Two Pairs is a hand that contains two cards of the same rank, plus two cards of another rank (that match each other but not the first pair), plus any card not of either rank. An example of this would be having two Aces and two Kings. To rank two hands both containing Two Pairs, the higher ranking pair of each is first compared, and the higher pair wins. If both hands have the same top pair, then the second pair of each is compared. If both hands have the same two pairs, the highest value Kicker determines the winner.

Pair is a hand that contains two cards of one rank (e.g. two Kings), plus three cards that are not of this rank or the same as each other. Pair is the lowest hand you can be paid out for. Higher-ranking pairs defeat lower-ranking pairs. If two hands have the same pair, the Kickers are compared in descending order, and the highest-value Kicker determines the winner.

High Card is a poker hand made of any five cards not meeting any of the above requirements. Essentially, no hand is made, and the only thing of any meaning in the player's hand is their highest card. If two hands have the same High Card value, the other cards in hand are compared in descending order to determine the winner.

The outcomes are determined by comparing the player's and dealer's best 5-card hands (combining the player/dealer 2 cards with the 5 community cards).

The dealer must have a pair of fours or higher to qualify.

Outcomes quick-reference table

The quick way to check game outcomes, whether you win, lose, or tie.

Result

ANTE

PLAY

Dealer does not qualify and you win

Win*

Push

Dealer qualifies and you win

Win*

1 :1

Dealer qualifies and you lose

Lose

Lose

Dealer qualifies and you tie

Push

Push

Player folds

Lose

Lose

*Ante bet pays according to the Ante payout table below.

ANTE

Hand

Payout

Royal Flush

100:1

Straight Flush

20:1

Four of a Kind

Full House

Flush

Straight

10:1

Three of a Kind

Two Pairs

1:1

One Pair or less

1:1

BONUS

Hand

Payout

Royal Flush

100:1

Straight Flush

50:1

Four of a Kind

40:1

Full House

30:1

Flush

20:1

Straight

7:1

Three of a Kind

7:1

Two Pairs

7:1

Pair of Aces

7:1

Malfunction voids all pay and play.

The optimal theoretical percentage return to the player for the Ante bet is 97.84% and for the Bonus bet is

93.74%.

The BET LIMITS panel shows the minimum and maximum allowed bet limits at the table, which may change from time to time. Open the Bet Limits to check your current limits.

The CHIP DISPLAY allows you to select the value of each chip you wish to bet. Only chips of denominations that can be covered by your current balance will be enabled.

Once you have selected a chip, place your bet by simply clicking/tapping the appropriate bet spot on the game table. Each time you click/tap the bet spot, the amount of your bet increases by the value of the selected chip or up to the maximum limit for the type of bet you have selected. Once you have bet the maximum limit, no additional funds will be accepted for that bet, and a message will appear above your bet to notify you that you have bet the maximum.

NOTE: Please do not minimise your browser or open any other tab in your browser while betting time remains, and you have placed bets on the table. Such actions may be interpreted as leaving the game, and your bets will therefore be declined for that particular game round.

The REPEAT button allows you to repeat all bets from the previous game round. This button is available only before the first chip is placed.

REPEAT

The DOUBLE (2x) button becomes available after you have placed any bet. Each click/tap doubles all your bets up to the maximum limit. Note that you must have a sufficient account balance to double ALL your placed bets.

The UNDO button removes the last bet you placed.

You can click/tap the UNDO button repeatedly to remove bets, one by one, in the reverse order of which they were placed. You can clear all your bets by holding the UNDO button.

The TOTAL BET indicator displays the total amount of all bets placed in the current round.

TOTAL BET € 500

After your cards have been dealt with, your card combination and the "MAKE YOUR DECISION" window will be displayed.

PLAYER

High Card

You must decide whether to PLAY 2x to continue the round or FOLD to end the round and forfeit your placed bets.

PLAY

FOLD

By clicking/tapping PLAY 2x you will continue to play the game and place the Play bet. The Play bet will be placed automatically on the Play Bet spot.

By clicking/tapping FOLD you will lose your ANTE bet. You will still see the remainder of the game played out, but you will not participate in the game. You will need to wait until the next game round to place further bets. If decision time has expired and you have not yet made a decision to PLAY 2x or FOLD, your hand will be automatically folded and you will lose all your bets. The betting-time indicator will display the message: AUTO FOLDED.

Shows the percentage of decisions made by all the players during the current decision phase.

You can chat with the game host/presenter and other players. Enter your message in the CHAT field. To post your message, press Enter or the arrow button within the field.

Players who misuse Chat by abusing the Game Presenter or other players or using inappropriate and/or offensive language will have their Chat privileges disabled.

Use the CHAT button to enlarge or, alternatively, to close the chat window. You can resize and move the chat window anywhere on your screen.

Each game round is identified by a unique GAME NUMBER.

This number reflects when the game round began in terms of GMT by hour: minute: second. Please use this game number for the reference (or take a screenshot of the game number) if you wish to contact Customer Service regarding a particular round.

The SOUND button will mute/unmute all game sounds and voices from the game. Note that if you change tables, the sound will automatically unmute.

You can alter your sound settings by clicking/tapping the SETTINGS button and then selecting the SOUND tab.

The HISTORY button will launch a window showing all game rounds you have played and the results of those rounds.

You can review your past gaming activity by viewing your:

The SETTINGS button launches a menu of user-changeable settings.

Your chosen settings will be applied at once and will be stored to your profile. Stored settings will be launched automatically when you log in from any device. You can alter your general and game settings.

You can hide/unhide other players' chat messages.

Your video quality is auto-adjusted, but you can manually change your video quality by selecting the specific stream.

You can mute/unmute your PRESENTER'S VOICE and GAME SOUND and adjust their relative volumes.

If there is an error in the game, system, or game procedure, the game round will be temporarily paused while the game host/presenter notifies the service manager. You and other players will be notified via Chat, or by an on-screen pop-up message, that the issue is being investigated. If the manager can immediately resolve the error, the game round will continue as normal. If immediate resolution is not possible, the game round will be canceled, and initial bets will be refunded to all players who participated in the game round.

If you are disconnected from a game round while betting time remains, any bets placed will be void and the bets returned to you. If you are disconnected after betting is closed, placed bets remain valid and are settled in your absence. Upon reconnecting, you can view bet outcomes in the History window.

The LOBBY button can be selected at any time from any game.

LOBBY

It allows you to easily change the game table or select any other live game. You will not be removed from this game until you have actually selected the new game/table you wish to join. You can use the LOBBY to browse other games while still playing your current game.

Shortcut keys can be used to quickly perform useful game functions.

KEY
Number Keys from 1 onwards
FUNCTION
Select the desired chip from the chip display. Key "1 " corresponds to the leftmost chip with the lowest value. Key "2" selects the next highest value chip, and so on.

KEY
SPACEBAR
FUNCTION
Repeat your most recent bet. Press SPACEBAR a second time to double your bet.

KEY
CTRL+Z (CMD+Z), DELETE, BACKSPACE
FUNCTION
Undo your last bet. Hold for 3 seconds to remove all your bets.

KEY
ESC
FUNCTION
When applicable, the ESC key can be used to: - Exit full-screen mode Close an open pop-up window (History, Help, Settings, etc.)