Playing live dealer Texas Hold’em Poker online couldn't be simpler. Download and install the free software from the client, then open a real money cash account and make a deposit at the cashier. Live dealer online poker is one of the latest crazes in poker. Many experienced live poker players are intigued by the convenience of playing online, but wary of entrusting the dealing duties to a random number generator which, in their opinion is too open to exploitation and may not always be truly random. The debate has been raging since the dawn of the online era.
Live dealer poker
The below poker games differ from the games you’ll find in your typical online poker room in two key respects:
- here you are playing against the house…NOT other players; and
- the deal is real, not simulated.
A growing list of live poker variations are now available, including Casino Hold’em, Texas Hold’em and Caribbean Stud Poker.
Bluffing plays no part in any of these games!
The below are all 5 card poker games. For 3 card live poker tables click here.
Live Casino Hold’em Poker
Playtech, Evolution Gaming and a growing list of new entrants in the live dealer provider space all offer live deal Casino Hold’em (actually with identical house rules).
An Ante bet gets you a couple of pocket cards and a look at a Flop. A Call bet gets you a look at the Turn, River and the dealer’s cards. Winning payouts vary depending on the quality of your winning poker hand.
Payouts of up to 100:1 offered on your Ante bet.
Game is Casino Hold’em dealt from a single 52 card deck.
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- William Hill >>>visit
- 888 Casino >>>visit
- BetVictor >>>visit
Game is Casino Hold’em dealt from a single 52 card deck.
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- bet365 >>>visit
- Paddy Power >>>visit
- Betfair >>>visit
Same table as above, but at some casinos this table offers an additional side bet. Hit a 7 card Straight Flush with a Jumbo 7 Jackpot side bet, and the big progressive jackpot is yours
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- Leo Vegas >>>visit
- Unibet >>>visit
Microgaming Live Casino Hold’em Poker
Game is Casino Hold’em dealt from a single 52 card deck.
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- Betway Casino >>>visit
Live 2 Hand Casino Hold’em Poker
In 2019 Evolution Gaming added a new Casino Hold’em poker table, allowing players to play 2 hands against the dealer rather than just the one.
The hands are played independently, and the rules applying to each are the same as for their regular Casino Hold’em table.
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- William Hill >>>visit
- 888 Casino >>>visit
- Leo Vegas >>>visit
Live Caribbean Stud Poker
Caribbean Stud was introduced by Evolution Gaming in 2015.
In mid 2019 Playtech launched Casino Stud Poker – same game by a different name.
You place an Ante bet and then 5 cards are dealt to the player, and 5 to the dealer although only 1 of the dealer’s cards is dealt face up. You then decide whether to fold or Call (2x Ante bet) and see whether you beat the dealer’s hand.
Offers payouts of up to 100:1 on the Call bet and 1000:1 on ‘5+1 Bonus‘ bet.
As of January 2017, a progressive jackpot side bet was added to Evolution’s Caribbean Stud.
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- William Hill >>>visit
- 888 Casino >>>visit
- Grosvenor >>>visit
Slotomania on google chrome. house rules | Casinos offering this game:
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- bet365 >>>visit
Live Texas Hold’em Poker
House game adaptations of a Texas Hold’em poker deal. Tables from Evolution Gaming and Playtech…
Multiple check/raise opportunities in addition to your Play or Fold bet. Also a couple of optional side bets including the ‘First5’ progressive jackpot
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- Leo Vegas >>>visit
- Unibet >>>visit
Live Poker Online
3 opportunities to raise but you can only take one. Also offers a Bad Beat payout even where the dealer wins.
house rules | Casinos offering this game:
- bet365 >>>visit
Here you get the option to Check or Raise either post pocket cards, Flop or River. Once you raise, subsequent raise opportunities are lost.
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house rules | Casinos offering this game: 444 craps system.
Blackjack Online Live Dealers
- Bwin >>>visit
- Unibet >>>visit