Extreme Texas Hold'em

Extreme Texas Hold'em blends ideas from Casino Hold'em and Ultimate Texas Hold'em into one Evolution live poker game played against the dealer. You start with two hole cards and build the best five-card hand with the community cards, deciding at each stage whether to stay in and how much to add.

Stakes run from 0.5 € to 1000 €. The Ante is the only required bet, and an optional Bonus side bet is settled whatever happens in the main hand. It gives poker players more decisions per round than simpler house-banked games, so it suits experienced players who like to press an advantage.

When betting opens, place the Ante and, if you like, the Bonus bet. You receive two cards face up and the dealer two face down. Based on your cards, fold or continue by adding a bet of 2x the Ante. If you fold, any Bonus bet is still settled at the end of the round.

Three community cards follow. Now you can check or bet 1x the Ante again if your hand is still strong. The remaining community cards are dealt, the dealer reveals both cards and the best five-card hands are compared.

Ante and Play bets pay 1:1. The Blind bet pays on strong hands:

• Royal flush: 500:1
• Straight flush: 50:1
• Four of a kind: 10:1
• Full house: 3:1
• Flush: 3:2
• Straight: 1:1
• Any other hand: stake returned

A dealer runs the table from an Evolution studio with two other tables in the background, and the software shows clearly when bets open and close. Cards appear on the left of the screen and on the table, and the winning five-card hand is highlighted at the end. The stream quality can be adjusted, and players can chat with the dealer.

Built in HTML5, the game plays on desktop, tablets and phones in portrait or landscape mode, with chips at the bottom of the screen.