Casino Hold 'Em is quite simply another variation of five-card poker. You will be dealt two cards, and you must use them along with the five-card flop in an effort to make the best possible poker hand.

Casino Hold 'Em is quite simply another variation of five-card poker. You will be dealt two cards, and you must use them along with the five-card flop in an effort to make the best possible poker hand.

The AA side bet is optional. Here, you bet on the first five cards dealt (your two cards plus the first three flop cards) and whether they will include an Ace or a King.

You will be automatically allocated the best possible hand by the Casino.

To play the game:

· You need to click on chips to select them. Then click on the AA and Ante circles on the table to place the bets of your choice. Every time you click your bet will be increased by the selected chip value Every right-click will decrease the bet. To clear all bets then click on Clear bets.

· Click the Deal button.

· Both the dealer and the player will be dealt two cards (the dealer's are face down), and three cards will be dealt to the flop.

· If the cards you see make up a Poker hand, the type of the hand is displayed to you. You have won the side bet here if you've got a pair of Ace's or better.

· You can now choose to Call and continue playing against the dealer, or you can Fold and lose your bets. To call you will have to place double your original Ante bet in the Call circle. Please note: if you do not have sufficient balance to place the Call bet, you can either fold or go to the Cashier and deposit some more money.

· Please note: To win the AA side bet you must call! If you don't, you will lose your AA bet even if you have a valid hand.

· The last two cards are dealt to the flop. The dealer twill turn their cards face up, and the casino will form the best hand for both you and the dealer.

· If your hand is better than the dealer's, you win and your Ante and Call bets are returned to you along with your winnings. If not, you lose your bets.

· To play another round then click on New Game. Then repeat the process as above and click the Deal button, or click Rebet to place the same bets as in the previous round.

Hand ranking:

At every stage of the game round, the best hands available will be put together automatically by the casino.

To qualify the dealer must have at least a pair of 4's - if not, your Call bet is returned and the Ante bet pays according to the paytable.

If the dealer qualifies and you win, your Ante bet pays according to the paytable and your Call bet pays even money.

· If you and the dealer have equal hands on the poker ladder then to determine a winner the highest card out of the remaining ones available are taken into account

· If you and the dealer have hands of the same type, the one that includes the highest-value card wins (i.e. Three Kings beats Three Queens; a flush of A, 6, 5, 4, 3 beats a flush of K, J, 10, 8, 7).

· The Ace is a semi-wildcard; it can be the highest-value card in a straight of A, K, Q, J, 10, or the lowest-value card in a straight of 5, 4, 3, 2, A.

Paytables:

When you win, your bet is returned to you along with your payout. Winning hands pay according to the following tables:

AA bet
Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	100 to 1
Straight flush	50 to 1
4 of a kind	40 to 1
Full house	30 to 1
Flush	20 to 1
Straight or lower	7 to 1

Ante Bet
Hand	Payout
Royal Flush	100 to 1
Straight Flush	20 to 1
4 of a Kind	10 to 1
Full House	3 to 1
Flush	2 to 1
Straight or lower	1 to 1

Buttons:

Deal	Deal the cards.
Clear bets	Remove all bets from the table.
Call	Place a Call bet (double your Ante bet) and continue playing against the dealer.
Fold	Forfeit your AA and Ante bet and end the game round.
New Game	Start a new game round.
Rebet	Place the same bet as in the previous round and deal the cards.

Please note: These buttons are not included in the timer mode.

Towards the bottom of the game window you'll find the Betfair Casino toolbar. This contains the following:

• Current balance

Your account balance. The Betfair Casino keeps you u to date with the amount of money you have in your account at all times.

• Cashier

Clicking on this button opens the Cashier window. In here you can make deposits and withdrawls from your account as well as checking out your transaction history et al.

• Chat

Clicking on the chat facility will allow you to talk to others. A black strip next to the chat button will turn into a text box and in here you can type your message and to send simply press chat again. Doing this opens a new chat window.. Please note: You can only chat to other uses when you are playing multi-player games at the Betfair Casino.

• Menu

Under the Menu function you'll find three important functions of the Betfair Casino

Viewing the games history is easy. Just click on the History button (this is available in both online and offline mode) This opens a window where you can read the latest results from the game which you are currently playing.

Clicking on Options gives you several ways to enhance your Betfair Casino experience including audio setting and various gameplay settings. Help opens the help article that accompanies the game which you are reading right now.

Online Support lets you contact a Betfair Casino customer support specialist, as long as one is available.

• Close/Lobby

Clicking this button will return to the Betfair Casino Lobby and close your current gaming window. If you have Multiwindow support setup and enabled (this is where games are opened in new windows), the button will say Close. If Multiwindow support is not setup or disabled (your games are opened in the same window as the Lobby), then the button will say Lobby. You can easily enable or disable this feature in the options menu discussed in the previous paragraph.

Shortcut keys

If you wish, you can press the following keys on your keyboard instead of clicking on the buttons on the screen.

Press this key	To do this
TAB	Tab between the buttons on the screen.
ENTER	Click the button that is currently highlighted.
SPACEBAR	Place your previous bet, press again to spin the wheel as well.
Number keys	Select a chip. Different number keys select different chips. The number of functioning keys depends on the chips allowed for the current player and can be subject to change.
ESC	Exit the game and go back to the lobby.

Note on large wins: If you are lucky (or skillful) enough to win more than £10,000 then this will need to be varified by a live operator as the Betfair Casino regards this as a high win.

Note on malfunctions: A malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Note on disconnections: If your internet connection fails on you and you are disconnected from the Internet in the middle of a game while playing for Real Money then don't panic. Just re-establish your Internet connection and log back into the Betfair Casino lobby. Then click History and you'll see the result of your previous round and if you've won then your winning will be added to your account.