Casino Holdem Tips

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Introduction

How To Play Texas Holdem Tips. Whether you are playing poker online or at the casino, the following tips will help you to play your Texas Holdem hand like a pro. Poker is both a game of chance and a game of skill and mental strategy. Only in poker can you lose it all with a winning hand, or win it all with a losing hand. Optimal Casino Hold em Strategy. There is also the optimal Casino Hold em strategy which will lower the house edge to about 0.8%. In this strategy, there are no rules that will tell you when to play a certain hand or when you are supposed to fold because the strategy focuses on all the five cards.

Casino Hold 'Em is a poker variation, similar to Texas Hold 'Em, that is played in Egypt, Russia, South Africa, Holland, Latvia, Estonia, Ireland, Morocco, Malta, Ukraine, Panama, and Romania. It is also available to play online at casinos using Net Gaming, Real Time Gaming, Playtech, Gamesys, and Galewind Software.

The game also goes by the name Casino Hold 'Em Open. Under this name, the rules are the same except the player hole cards are dealt face up. In normal Casino Hold 'Em they are dealt face down.

Rules

The rules are as follows.

  1. Play begins with each player making an Ante wager. There is also an optional Progressive Jackpot side bet.
  2. The dealer gives the player and himself two hole cards and three community cards face up on the table.
  3. Each player must decide to either fold or call. If the player folds, then he gives up his cards and his Ante bet. If the player calls, then the Call bet must be equal to two times the Ante bet.
  4. The dealer will then deal two more community cards, for a total of five. The dealer will then turn over his own two cards.
  5. Both hands shall be scored according the highest poker value of the two hole cards and five community cards.
  6. The dealer must have a pair of fours or better to qualify. If the dealer does not qualify then the Ante will pay according to the Ante pay table below and the Call bet will push.
  7. If the dealer qualifies and beats the player, then the player will lose both the Ante and Call.
  8. If the dealer qualifies and the player beats the dealer then the Ante will pay according to the Ante pay table below and the Call bet will pay 1 to 1.
  9. If the dealer qualifies and the player ties the dealer then both Ante and Call bets will push.
  10. The Progressive Jackpot side bet pays based on the player's final seven card hand only, even if the player folded or loses to the dealer. More on this bet at the bottom of the page.

Ante Pay Table

HandTable 1Table 2Table 3Table 4
Royal flush2025100100
Straight flush20252049
4 of a kind10121017
Full house3333
Flush2222
All other1111

Caribbean Hold 'Em Warning

Be warned that Realtime Gaming has an imitation of this game called Caribbean Hold 'Em. However, they pay 1 to 1 on the Ante if the dealer doesn't qualify, as opposed to the full Ante Bonus pay table. Nowhere is this rule change disclosed in their game rules, I might add.

Analysis

The following table shows the number of combination, probability, and contribution to the return of all possible outcomes under ante pay table 3, which I'm told is the most frequently used. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 2.16%.

Return Table — Pay Table 3Expand

HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Player wins with royal flush1027362590400.0000260.002700
Player has royal flush, dealer doesn't qualify1001198929600.0000040.000431
Player wins with straight flush2260011222840.0002160.004747
Player has straight flush, dealer doesn't qualify2010896728280.0000390.000784
Player wins with four of a kind12414198965520.0014890.01787
Player has four of a kind, dealer doesn't qualify109094993200.0000330.000327
Player wins with full house55895050376600.0211950.105973
Player wins with flush45051314195800.0181610.072645
Player wins with straight or less364266700165720.231060.693181
Player has full house, dealer doesn't qualify3246016768320.0008850.002654
Player has flush, dealer doesn't qualify21688835364320.0060720.012144
Player has straight or less, dealer doesn't qualify155213762191480.1985120.198512
Tie06785969165800.0243980
Player folds-150090671026000.180093-0.180093
Player loses-388397017556120.317817-0.953451
Total278138100240001-0.021576

The following return table is four pay table 4. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 0.35%. This pay table can be found at Internet casinos using Gamesys N.V. software titled 'Casino Hold 'Em with Zero House Edge.' As you can see, the 'Zero House Edge' part is a misnomer. The player must pay a 10% commission on any net gambling win per session. A 'session' ends after a period of one hour with no bet or 24 hours, whichever happens first.

The owner of Casino Hold 'Em wishes for me to state that Gamesys N.V. is using his game without permission.

Return Table — Pay Table 4Expand

HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Player wins with royal flush102736,259,0400.0000260.002700
Player has royal flush, dealer doesn't qualify100119,892,9600.0000040.000431
Player wins with straight flush516,031,161,9320.0002170.011059
Player has straight flush, dealer doesn't qualify491,096,758,9360.0000390.001932
Player wins with four of a kind1941,421,337,0560.0014890.028295
Player has four of a kind, dealer doesn't qualify17909,634,1040.0000330.000556
Player wins with full house5589,638,417,8160.0211990.105997
Player wins with flush4505,727,272,9200.0181830.072730
Player wins with straight or less36,429,871,396,5160.2311750.693526
Player has full house, dealer doesn't qualify324,601,738,1760.0008850.002654
Player has flush, dealer doesn't qualify2169,051,416,9120.0060780.012156
Player has straight or less, dealer doesn't qualify15,526,154,486,5120.1986840.198684
Tie0679,763,871,1400.0244400.000000
Player folds-14,984,375,678,9200.179205-0.179205
Player loses-38,854,310,701,0600.318342-0.955027
Total27,813,810,024,0001.000000-0.003511

I would like to thank Stephen How of Discount Gambling for supplying the combinations in pay table 4.

The only pay tables fully analyzed are 3 and 4, because it takes my computer about a month to cycle through all possible combinations. However, assuming the player was following optimal strategy under pay table 3 but playing under pay table 1 or 2, the house edge under pay table 1 would be 2.40%, and under pay table 2 would be 1.96%. The actual house edge under pay tables 1 and 2 would be slightly less or equal to these figures.

Strategy

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to quantify optimal strategy for this game. I can say that the optimal strategy player will raise 82% of the time. So only in the worst 18% of hands should the player fold. In general these are when the player has two singletons in the hole that are low compared to the flop, with little or no chance for a straight or flush.

Side Bets

The only side bet I am aware of for this game is known as the AA+. It pays based on the poker value of the player's hand after the flop. There are three known pay tables, as follows:

AA+ Pay Tables

HandPay Table 1Pay Table 2Pay Table 3
Royal Flush25100100
Straight flush255050
4 of a kind254040
Full house253030
Flush252020
Straight7710
Three of a kind778
Two pair777
Pair of aces777
House edge6.40%6.26%2.97%

Pay tables 1 and 2 can be found in land casinos. Pay table 3 is used by Internet casinos using Gamesys software.

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As an example, following is the full return table for Pay Table 1.

AA+ Side Bet — Pay Table 1

Tips
HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal Flush2540.0000020.000038
Straight flush25360.0000140.000346
4 of a kind256240.0002400.006002
Full house2537440.0014410.036014
Flush2551080.0019650.049135
Straight7102000.0039250.027473
Three of a kind7549120.0211280.147899
Two pair71235520.0475390.332773
Pair of aces7844800.0325050.227537
Other-123163000.891241-0.891241
Total25989601-0.064023

Progressive Jackpot

The Progressive Jackpot bet shall pay based on the player's two hole cards and the five community cards only. It does not matter whether or not the player folds or loses to the dealer. In the event of a straight flush or royal flush on the board, all players who made the Progressive Jackpot bet shall split the win.

The following table shows the probability and contribution to the return for each event. Obviously, the return from the top two awards will depend on the jackpot size, so are treated as unknowns.

Progressive Jackpot

HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Royal flushJackpot4,3240.000032x
Straight flush10% of Jackpot37,2600.000279y
4 of a kind$100.00224,8480.0016810.168100
Full house$10.003,473,1840.0259610.259610
Other$0.00130,044,9440.9720470.000000
Total$0.00133,784,5601.0000000.487931+x+y

Casino Texas Holdem Tips

The table above shows the fixed wins return 42.77% of the amount bet. Assuming the player is playing alone, for every $1,000 in the meter the return will increase by 6.02%. Under the same assumption, the break-even point is $9,503.22. Due to jackpot sharing, the return will go down slightly according to the number of other players making the bet.

Jumbo Jackpot

There is another progressive jackpot called the 'Jumbo Jackpot.' The following table shows the wins, probabilities and the contribution to the return for each type of winning hand.

Jumbo Jackpot

HandPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
7-card straight flush?320.00000024x
6-card straight flush$5,000.007520.000005620.028105
5-card straight flush$250.0040,8000.000304970.076242
4 of a kind$50.00224,8480.001680670.084034
Full house$5.003,473,1840.025961020.129805
Flush$4.004,047,6440.030254940.121020
Straight$2.006,180,0200.046193820.092388
Other$0.00119,817,2800.895598710.000000
Total$0.00133,784,5601.000000000.531593

The return for the top award depends on the amount in the jackpot. I can say that all the other wins return 53.16% of money bet. For every 100,000 bet units in the meter the return increases by 2.39%. At a jackpot of $1,958,300.75 the return reaches 100%.

Progressive Jackpot Side Bet

There is yet another side bet based on the player's first two cards and the three-card flop. I put information about it in my page titled Casino Hold Em Progressive Jackpot Side Bet'.

Casino Razz Bonus

I believe this side bet pays according to the poker value of the player's two hole cards and the three cards on the flop -- the lower the poker value, the more it pays. For all the rules and analysis, please see my page on Casino Razz Bonus.

Methodology

The above analysis was performed using a brute force combinatorial program that analyzed all 27,813,810,024,000 possible outcomes, and played every hand according to optimal player strategy. It took my computers about a month to crank though the 27.8 trillion hands.

External Links

The web site for Casino Hold'em, as well as other games, is www.casinopokergames.com.

Casino

There is a good Casino Hold 'Em calculator at beatingbonuses.com.


Written by:Michael Shackleford

As the name suggests, this is a poker variant very similar to Texas Hold’em, except that here you play only against the house, and not against other players. You are actually seated alongside other players when playing at a land-based casino, but all of them are playing against the dealer too just like you. Because of that fact alone, Casino Hold’em is a much more relaxed game than Texas Hold’em, or any other poker variant. Here are some Casino Hold’em tips:

1. Learn the Rules

Betting at Casino Hold’em without any prior knowledge of poker in general is just stupid. A good start for you is to first learn the necessary rules, hand rankings, payouts, and then to apply that knowledge into Casino Hold’em. It is also good to try Texas Hold’em too in order to spot the difference between the two games. Then you’ll realize how easier this game is.

2. Avoid Playing the AA Bet

With this bet the payouts increase significantly, for example, a straight flush without the side bet pays 20:1, but with it the payout increases to 50:1, and you can win a lot more, but the house edge increases significantly too, so avoid it at all costs.

3. Understand the Position of the Dealer

In Casino Hold’em the dealer plays according to a predetermined pattern, or strategy if you like. He is instructed on how to play the best combination with the cards provided, so don’t bother bluffing or anything like that, it won’t work. Just play your best game.

4. Find Some Common Poker Playing Tips

For example, always raise if you have high king and an ace or a pair, or a straight draw and flush draw. It is good to raise when your hole cards are bigger than the community cards too, or when you have a high jack and a queen, except if the cards on the table are of a different suit.

Fold when the cards on the table are paired, and you have a high ten or lower. Or if you have low cards that are unpaired, and you cannot pair them with those on the table. Find strategies similar to this and you just might walk away with more money in your pocket and bigger experience.

5. Set Your Limit

You don’t want to get carried away and leave with empty pockets just because you couldn’t tell yourself to stop. It’s true that Casino Hold’em is one of the easiest poker variants, and you might think it’s easy money, but tell yourself that when you have lost all of your bankroll. Set a bankroll that you can afford to spend, and stick to it. If you have made a profit, set the profit aside and don’t wager it with the rest of your money.

6. Play Most of the Hands

In standard poker this would be a terrible tip, but in Casino Hold’em it is the other way around. If you play too many hands in standard poker it is most likely that you will have the second best hands more often than the best hands. Since in Casino Hold’em you play only against the dealer, you can let yourself go and play most of the hands.

7. Practice and Practice Some More

This is a cliché tip, but as they say, practice makes it perfect. Online casinos let players to play their Casino Hold’em games in free play, which is a good chance to practice some without spending money. Most of all, have fun!

Visit our section for online casinos with Casino Hold’em to start practicing playing the game. If you want to try playing Casino Holde’m against real dealers online then go here.

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