Button Descriptions

Deal
Clicking on the deal button after placing the initial bet starts a new game.

Call
Clicking the Call button makes an additional bet that is twice the Ante.

Fold
Clicking Fold forfeits the Ante and ends the game.

 

Game Play

Click the chips to place a bet within table limits, then click Deal. Table limits are displayed in the lower, left-hand side of the game.

The Deal

The dealer is dealt two cards face down and you are dealt two cards face up. Three community cards (called the "Flop") are dealt face up. You predict whether or not your five-card poker hand will beat the dealer's hand. If you believe your hand will be as good or better than the dealer's hand, you Call. If you believe the dealer will have a better hand, you Fold. Clicking the Call button makes an additional bet that is twice the Ante. Clicking Fold forfeits the Ante and ends the game.

Two more community cards are dealt face up. There are now five community cards that both you and the dealer can use to make the best five-card poker hand possible. Some or all of the five community cards can be used to make the best five-card poker hand. If you did not Fold, and the dealer qualifies, your hand is compared to the dealer's hand to determine the winner.


Ranking the Hands

Hands are ranked according to standard poker rules.

 

Determining the Winner

The dealer's hand must qualify with a pair of 4's or better. If the dealer does not qualify and you called, you win the Ante bet and your Call bet is returned. If the dealer qualifies and your five-card poker hand is better than the dealer's hand, you win the Ante bet and even money on your Call bet. If your poker hand is equal to the dealer's poker hand, your Ante bet and Call bet are pushed back to you.

 

Progressive Jackpot (Optional)

Caribbean Hold 'Em offers a progressive jackpot where an additional bet makes you eligible to win part or all of the jackpot. The payout for the jackpot depends on the rank of your poker hand. Caribbean Hold 'Em progressive payouts are based on a five-card poker hand that is made using your two cards and the first three community cards dealt. Please see Caribbean Hold 'Em progressive payouts in the game.

To play for the progressive jackpot, click the coin slot before clicking Deal. The coin slot lights up when you place a progressive bet. To remove your bet, click the coin slot again.

 

Disclaimer

Please be advised that:

• These rules for each game as stated are believed to be an accurate representation of appropriate game play.
• They may or may not contain errors and/or omissions.
• We reserve the right to correct and/or change these rules at anytime with or without notice to the player.

Button Descriptions

Deal
Clicking on the Deal button after placing a bet starts a new game.

Raise
Clicking on the Raise button sets the raise bet to twice the ante bet and challenges the dealer.

Fold
Clicking on the Fold button forfeits the current game and forfeits the ante bet.

 

Game Play

After placing the ante bet, the player and dealer each receive five cards; one of the dealer’s cards is dealt face up. The player must now decide either to fold, if he does not think he can beat the dealer’s hand, or to raise and challenge the dealer. If the player chooses to fold, he loses the ante bet and the game is over. If the player chooses to raise, he bets an additional amount equal to twice the ante bet, the dealer reveals his remaining cards, a winner is determined, win paid if applicable, and the game is over.

To determine the game winner after the player has raised, the dealer’s hand must first “qualify”. In Caribbean Stud Poker, the dealer’s hand qualifies if it ranks as High Card with an Ace and a King or ranks as a Pair or better. If the dealer’s hand does not qualify, the player wins 1 to 1 on the ante bet and “pushes” the raise bet (i.e. the player gets the raise bet back without winning or losing).

If the dealer’s hand does qualify, the best ranking hand wins. If the dealer’s hand ranks higher, the player loses both the ante bet and the raise bet. If the player’s hand ranks higher, the player wins 1 to 1 on the ante bet and wins the raise bet calculated according to the Raise Pay Table, below. If both the dealer’s hand and the player’s hand have the same rank, the highest ranking card determines the winner (for example, a Pair of Kings beats a Pair of 10s). Finally, if the dealer’s hand ties the player’s hand both the ante bet and the raise bet are pushed back to the player.

There are three pay tables the casino can use to pay out winnings to players. You can tell which pay table the casino is currently using by looking in the top left hand corner of the screen in the “Payouts” box.


 

Hand Ranks

 

Progressive Jackpot (Optional)

If the casino has enabled this option, the player may place a side bet of $1. If the player is dealt any of the Progressive Pay Table Hand Rankings, he may win all or a portion (depending on his hand rank) of the progressive jackpot. The current jackpot is displayed at the top, which increases as players place these side bets.

Progressive Coin Slot
To place a progressive bet, click on the coin slot. The light on top of the slot will light up red to show that you’ve placed the progressive bet. To undo the bet, simply click on the slot again.

Progressive Pay Tables
If the progressive option is turned on, the following pay table is what the casino will use to pay out winnings.

Hand Rank Payout

Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four of a Kind see pay table in software
Full House see pay table in software
Flush see pay table in software

 

Disclaimer

Please be advised that:

• These rules for each game as stated are believed to be an accurate representation of appropriate game play.
• They may or may not contain errors and/or omissions.
• We reserve the right to correct and/or change these rules at anytime with or without notice to the player.

Button Descriptions

Cash Out
Click on the Cash Out button to stop playing and cash out your credits and winnings

Pay Table
Displays the payout tables for the current game.

Bet
To bet one coin for a hand (can be pressed up to 10 times)

Play
To deal/draw the next hand, including the high-low card sub-game

 

Game Play

High-Low Double Your Win Sub-Game
Whenever there is a winning hand, you have the option to play a High-Low card sub-game to keep doubling your win, where you can bet if the next card dealt is a high or a low card, up to 5 wins in a row. You also have an option to choose only to wager half of your win by clicking “Half Gamble.” The other half is returned to your credits. A winning bet on high or low doubles your win and gives you the option to continue or to collect your winnings, and a losing bet removes your bonus and win, completing the hand.

The “High” Cards are the: Joker, Bar, Bell, Watermelon, Plum and the Lemon.

The “Low” Cards are the: Joker, Cherry, and the Diamond.

European Slot Poker Hands Pay Table
Because each poker hand depends on the bet amount placed for each hand, please see the Pay Table button in the game for the correct pay table.

Fruit Bonus
Once a player receives 4 plums, 4 watermelons, 4 bells, and 4 cherries, they receive the Fruit Bonus. This bonus amount is based on the bet amount. Once the player receives the bonus, they have the option to either collect their bonus and win, or to play the High-Low double your win sub-game.

Cherry Bonus
Once a player receives 2 cherries, the Cherry Bonus meter is increased based on the bet amount. Once the meter reaches its maximum capacity, the player is awarded the Cherry Bonus amount displayed below the meter. Once the player receives the bonus, they have the option to either collect their bonus and win, or to play the High-Low double your win sub-game.

European Slot Poker Game
European Slot Poker is played for either $.05, $.25, $.50, $1.00, and $5 and you may play from 1 to 10 coins per hand.

Card Decks
The game uses a deck of 141 cards, and the number of cards left in the deck is displayed on the screen next to the deck in a counter. The deck state is maintained for each player per credit value, number of credits bet, for money or for fun. The deck is shuffled when the player first enters the game. If the number of cards in the deck becomes less than or equal to 25, it is automatically shuffled. The deck is also shuffled after every winning combination and after each Cherry Bonus.

The deck is shuffled between the “regular” game and the High-Low sub-game. The number of cards remaining in each group (High or Low) is displayed on the screen during the sub-game. The deck is not shuffled in between cards dealt in the High-Low game.

 

Disclaimer

Please be advised that:

• These rules for each game as stated are believed to be an accurate representation of appropriate game play.
• They may or may not contain errors and/or omissions.
• We reserve the right to correct and/or change these rules at anytime with or without notice to the player.

Button Descriptions

Deal
Clicking on the deal button after placing the initial bet starts a new game.

Split
Click on two cards to select them.

To better see all possible ways to split the initial seven cards, re-arrange the hand by dragging cards to different locations. Automatically, cards are initially sorted from highest to lowest.

After selecting two cards to place into the two-card hand, clicking the split button arranges the seven cards into two hands—a five-card hand and a two-card hand—and continues the game.

 

Game Play

The Deal
For each game, the dealer shuffles the deck and deals out seven cards into each hand—the dealer’s cards remain unknown. The player must then “set” or split their seven cards into two poker hands: a five-card hand and a two-card hand.

Splitting cards and rules on the Joker
Pai Gow Poker places only one restriction upon splitting the initial seven cards: the five-card hand must have a higher poker rank than the two-card hand. The only other twist during the game is how to play the Joker. The Joker can be used to complete a five-card flush, straight, or straight flush. Otherwise, the Joker counts as an ace.

Ranking the Hands
The hands are ranked according to standard poker rules with one exception: the Ace-2-3-4-5 straight is the second highest straight. Straights rank, from highest to lowest: Ace-K-Q-J-10, Ace-2-3-4-5, K-Q-J-10-9 … 6-5-4-3-2. Also, keep in mind that the best two-card hand is a pair of aces; the two-card hand cannot have a flush (since a flush requires five cards).

 

Determining the Winner
The player’s two hands are compared with the dealer’s two hands to determine the winner. If both the player’s five-card hand and two-card hand has a higher poker rank than both the dealer’s hands (5 cards and 2 cards), the player wins. If both of the dealer’s hands beat both of the player’s hands, the dealer wins. If either the player or the dealer wins only one of the two hands, the game is a push and neither the dealer nor the player wins. When either the five-card hands or the two-card hands rank exactly the same, the equal hands are called “copies” of each other. The dealer wins all copy hands. For example, if the player beats the dealer in the five-card hand but copies the dealer with the two-card hand, the game is a push.

The Payout
When the player’s two hands beat the dealer’s two hands, the player wins an amount equal to the original bet minus a 5% commission. The commission is 5% of the bet and is rounded up to the next quarter as described above.

 

Differences – Physical vs. Online

Physical
Players may play more than one hand when sitting at a Pai Gow table with fewer players than hands. The extra hands are called “dragon” hands.
Online
The player may play only one hand; dragon hands are not supported.

Physical
A player may choose to be the banker and must cover all winning bets.
Online
The dealer is always the banker.

Physical
Splitting the seven-card hand incorrectly so the two-card hand has a higher poker rank than the five-card hand forfeits the game.
Online
The player may re-split the hand. The game only continues when the five-card hand has a higher poker rank than the two-card hand.

Physical
The player can ask the house for help when deciding how to split the hand. The house would then show how it would split the hand.
Online
The online version does not support asking the house for help.

 

Disclaimer

Please be advised that:

• These rules for each game as stated are believed to be an accurate representation of appropriate game play.
• They may or may not contain errors and/or omissions.
• We reserve the right to correct and/or change these rules at anytime with or without notice to the player.

Button Descriptions

Cash Out
Click on the Cash Out button to stop playing and cash out your credits and winnings

Pay Table
Displays the payout tables for the current game

Bet
To bet one coin for a hand (can be pressed up to 10 times)

Play
To deal/draw the next hand, including the high-low card sub-game

Hold
Automatically holds the best recommended hand

Hold Cancel
Removes the hold status for all cards

 

Game Play

High-Low Double Your Win Sub-Game
Whenever there is a winning hand, you have the option to play a High-Low card sub-game to keep doubling your win, where you can bet if the next card dealt is a high or a low card, up to 5 wins in a row. You also have an option to choose only to wager half of your win by clicking “Half Gamble.” The other half is returned to your credits. A winning bet on high or low doubles your win and gives you the option to continue or to collect your winnings, and a losing bet removes your bonus and win, completing the hand.

The “High” Cards are the: Bar, Joker, Bell, Watermelon, Plum and the Lemon.

The “Low” Cards are the: Joker, Cherry, and the Diamond.

Royal Fruit Poker Hands Pay Table
Because each poker hand depends on the bet amount placed for each hand, please see the Pay Table button in the game for the correct pay table.

Fruit Bonus
Once a player receives 4 plums, 4 watermelons, 4 bells, and 4 cherries, they receive the Fruit Bonus. This bonus amount is based on the bet amount. Once the player receives the bonus, they have the option to either collect their bonus and win, or to play the High-Low double your win sub-game.

Cherry Bonus
Once a player receives 2 cherries, the Cherry Bonus meter is increased based on the bet amount. Once the meter reaches its maximum capacity, the player is awarded the Cherry Bonus amount displayed below the meter. Once the player receives the bonus, they have the option to either collect their bonus and win, or to play the High-Low double your win sub-game.

Royal Fruit Poker Game
European Slot Poker is played for either $.05, $.25, $.50, $1.00, and $5 and you may play from 1 to 10 coins per hand.


Card Decks
The game uses a deck of 141 cards, and the number of cards left in the deck is displayed on the screen next to the deck in a counter. The deck state is maintained for each player per credit value, number of credits bet, for money or for fun. The deck is shuffled when the player first enters the game. If the number of cards in the deck becomes less than or equal to 25, it is automatically shuffled. The deck is also shuffled after every winning combination and after each Cherry Bonus.

The deck is shuffled between the “regular” game and the High-Low sub-game. The number of cards remaining in each group (High or Low) is displayed on the screen during the sub-game. The deck is not shuffled in between cards dealt in the High-Low game.

 

Disclaimer

Please be advised that:

• These rules for each game as stated are believed to be an accurate representation of appropriate game play.
• They may or may not contain errors and/or omissions.
• We reserve the right to correct and/or change these rules at anytime with or without notice to the player.