Ultimate Texas Hold'em

How to play Ultimate Texas Hold'em

Rules

1. 1Choose your Ante (5–50 points). An equal Blind is posted automatically, so your starting stake is Ante + Blind. Press Deal to get two hole cards.
2. 2Pre-flop: with no community cards shown yet, you may Check (bet nothing more) or raise the Play bet to 3x or 4x your Ante.
3. 3After the flop (three community cards): if you checked pre-flop you may Check again or raise the Play bet to 2x your Ante.
4. 4After the turn and river (all five community cards): you must either raise the Play bet to 1x your Ante or fold, forfeiting your Ante and Blind.
5. 5The dealer needs a pair or better to qualify. If the dealer does not qualify, the Ante pushes (returned to you) — the Play and Blind still settle on the showdown.
6. 6Ante & Play pay 1:1 when you beat the dealer, push on a tie, and lose if the dealer wins.
7. 7The Blind only pays on a win with a straight or better: Straight 1:1, Flush 3:2, Full House 3:1, Quads 10:1, Straight Flush 50:1, Royal Flush 500:1. On a smaller winning hand it simply returns; on a loss it is forfeited.
8. 8Wins are capped at +500 points per round, plus a daily ceiling, so a giant Blind bonus may be trimmed to the cap.

Tips from Jérôme

• 💡Raise 4x pre-flop only with genuinely strong hands — any pair, any ace, or two big cards. Most other hands should be checked and re-evaluated after the flop.
• 💡On the flop, raise 2x if you have a pair or better (or a strong draw). Otherwise check and see the turn and river for free.
• 💡On the river, the correct play is almost always to bet 1x unless you completely missed — folding a hand that can still beat a non-qualifying dealer leaves points on the table.
• 💡The Blind is where the big payouts hide. You cannot bet it separately, but it is why connected, suited starting hands are worth playing for the straight and flush bonuses.
• 💡It is virtual points and just for fun — pick an Ante you are comfortable doubling with a raise, and stop when you said you would.