Ultimate Texas Holdem
There are several new games based on Texas Hold’Em hit the casino floor. One of these games is Ultimate Texas Holdem. This game was designed by Roger Snow Shufflemaster. The game is played on a Blackjack-style table that can accommodate several players. Players do not compete but is playing to face with the dealer. In the scheme of the front of each player is a space marked:
Travel
Face = Blind
Play
The Play
The game begins with one player making equal bets on the Ante and Blind circle design. An additional side bet can be made by placing a bet on the area marked Travel. Each player and the dealer are then dealt two cards face down. After that it is betting begins and the player can check or bet three to four times the ante, placing the bet in the circle marked Play. The dealer turns three cards for the flop. If the player is not sure she can go back to check or bet two times the Ante bet. The dealer turns the last two community cards and the player must make a bet equal to the initial bet has yet bet, or fold and lose the ante and blinds.
Bet
The earlier a player bets, the more you can bet.
Before a player can bet flop three or four times the Ante bet.
After seeing the flop, the player can bet two times the Ante bet.
After the river if the player has bet his opinion, you can bet once or equal to the initial bet.
Win or lose
After the river card is dealt the dealer and players must submit their letters in hand and make the best five-card hand. If the player’s hand beats the dealer AOs your Ante and Play bets make money. If the dealer’s hand beats the player’s administrative officers, the labor administrative officials, the player loses the Ante, Blind and Play bets. If the player and the dealer tie is a tie. The blind is paid if the player’s hand to gain administrative officers is a straight or better, and based on the odds posted on the provision. These can vary from casino to casino.) If the player beats the dealer with less than a straight bet is a blind draw. If the player makes a bet on the bet Travel & Tours has or best bet is paid even if the dealer’s hand beats the player’s administrative officers, the labor administrative officers.
Vendor rating
The dealer must qualify by having a pair or better. If the dealer does not qualify the Ante bet is returned to the player. Play Bet Wager and Travel (if any) are still alive and will be paid accordingly.
Strategy
Because you’re playing heads-up to the dealer you will play looser than you would in a live game of Texas Hold, EmOC. The strategy I use is posted on the Wizard of Odds website. You must make a bet of four times pre-flop with:
Any hand with an ace.
King inadequate and 5 or higher.
Queen inadequate and 8 or higher.
King suited with any other card.
Satisfied with the queen of 6 or higher.
Satisfied with the capture of 8 or higher.
Any two or more threes.
Pay Table
The payout table shown in the design. It may vary from casino to casino and affect the house edge in general. Below is a sample payout table found in many of the casinos in Las Vegas, which offers the game.
| Pay Table | ||
| Hand | Blind Bet | Trips Bet |
| Royal Flush | 500 to 1 | 50 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 50 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
| Quads | 10 to 1 | 30 to 1 |
| Full House | 3 to 1 | 8 to 1 |
| Flush | 3 to 2 | 6 to 1 |
| Straight | 1 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
| Trips | NA | 3 to 1 |
