Ultimate Texas Hold’em Review

How to Play Ultimate Texas Hold’em?

As stated earlier, Ultimate Texas Holdém is very similar to Texas Hold’em and is played by the same rules. You play the poker game against the dealer who uses one 52-card deck.

The aim of the game is for the player to score a better 5-card poker hand than the dealer from the cards on offer.

The cards on offer, in this case, comprise the player’s two cards as well as five other community cards.

To start the game, the player must place equal bets on the Ante and Blind betting options as is the case in Texas Hold’em.

The only major difference is players have a third optional betting option which is the Trips bet bonus.

Once you’ve placed your bets, the dealer first draws out two cards for both the player and for the dealer face down.

At this moment, players can proceed to look at their own cards and decide to either Check or make a Play bet by upping their Ante by 3 or 4 times.

If the player goes with the latter option, the dealer deals all the five community cards, and the player’s best five-card poker hand is compared with the dealer’s best five-card poker hand.

If the player Checks, the dealer deals three community cards, and the player can either Check or make another Play bet by upping the Ante again two times.

If the player goes with the second option, the dealer deals the remaining two community cards. Once again, the player’s best five-card poker hand is compared with the dealer’s best five-card poker hand.

If the player goes with the first option, the dealer deals the remaining two community cards. The player has to make a final choice and Fold, which is to surrender both their Ante and Blind Bets.

If this happens, the hand is over. The player can choose to make another Play bet by upping their Ante by 1x. The dealer then reveals his cards and compares them with the player’s best 5-card poker hand.

To bet on the Trips Bonus bet, you must place an Ante and Blind wager. For this bet, you win if you’re dealt Three-of-a-Kind or better, regardless of the dealer’s hand.

Payouts from this bet are much higher than those from the Blinds bet. And the best thing about this bet is that it’s paid whether you beat the dealer or not.

Plus, this bet doesn’t require the dealer to qualify. In other words, you can lose the main bet and still win the side bet!

At the end of each round, if the dealer has a better hand, the Play, Ante, and Blind bets lose. But if the dealer has less than a pair, the Ante bet pushes. The player wins if they have a better hand.

If there’s a tie between the player and dealer’s hand, the Play, Ante, and Blind bets push, and the players get back their initial stake.

Ultimate Texas Hold’em features & betting options

Much like all Evolution gaming studios, Ultimate Texas Hold’em can be enjoyed in exceptional video quality.

The game is streamed in a high-quality TV format, and a gorgeous dealer is ready to take you through it.

Either pick the full or classic view depending on your preferences. But whichever option you choose, expect to see all the betting options and cards clearly displayed on the screen.

Also, you have the option to play this game while on the move as it can be streamed onto your mobile device instantly. That’s because the game is developed in HTML5.

As mentioned, in Ultimate Texas Hold’em, players have the option to place an optional Trips side bet.

With Ultimate Texas Hold’em, hand terminology is ranked from highest to lowest, with the Royal Flush being the highest.

Payouts with both Ante and Play are 1:1. For the other betting options, the following payouts apply:

Blind

• Royal Flush – 500:1
• Straight Flush – 50:1
• Four of a Kind – 10:1
• Full House – 3:1
• Flush – 1.5:1
• Straight – 1:1

Trips

• Royal Flush – 50:1
• Straight Flush – 40:1
• Four of a Kind – 30:1
• Full House – 8:1
• Flush – 7:1
• Straight – 4:1
• Three of a Kind – 3:1