Poker against the House
Ultimate Poker
Reach glory with a royal flush!
- gaming tables
- 4
- min. – max. bets
- €5 – 400
- players max. per table
- 7
- your cards + community cards
- 2 + 5
Overview
A variant of traditional Poker, Ultimate Poker offers a new approach: players do not compete against each other, but instead face a common opponent, the House. Friendliness is therefore the main strength of Ultimate Poker, where each player (up to 7 players at the table) must succeed in obtaining the winning hand against the House, with the highest possible combination.
A hand in 5 steps
You play against the House, not against the other players. Your hand is made from your 2 cards and the 5 community cards.
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Place your bets
Bet the same amount on ANTE and BLIND. The BONUS bet is optional.
ANTE BLIND BONUSoptional -
Before the flop
Look at your 2 cards: bet 3× or 4× your ANTE on PLAY, or check.
Community cardsYou -
The flop
3 community cards are revealed: bet 2× your ANTE, or check.
Community cardsYou -
Turn & River
The last 2 community cards are revealed: bet 1× your ANTE, or fold.
Community cardsYou -
Showdown
The House reveals its 2 cards and needs at least a pair to qualify. The best 5-card hand wins.
Community cardsYouHouseExample: three Kings against a pair of Queens.
You can bet on PLAY only once per hand: the earlier you bet, the bigger the bet.
Hands & payouts
From strongest to weakest. BLIND and BONUS payouts are shown as a multiple of the bet.
10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the same suit.
5 cards in sequence, of the same suit.
4 cards of the same rank.
Three of a kind plus a pair.
5 cards of the same suit, in any order.
5 cards in sequence, of mixed suits.
3 cards of the same rank.
Two sets of 2 cards of the same rank.
2 cards of the same rank.
No combination: the highest card decides.
ANTE and PLAY pay 1 to 1 when your hand beats the House. Payouts are also printed on the table layout.
Who wins?
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You beat the House
ANTE and PLAY pay 1 to 1. The BLIND pays from a straight upwards, as per the pay table.
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The House wins
ANTE, PLAY and BLIND are lost.
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Tie
ANTE, PLAY and BLIND stand: nothing is lost.
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House does not qualify
Without at least a pair, the House does not qualify: your ANTE is returned and the other bets are settled as usual.
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The BONUS
Pays from three of a kind, whatever the House holds — even if you fold.
Full rules
Read the full rulesThe official rules, step by step.
How Ultimate Poker is played
I must beat the House, represented by the dealer, by obtaining the best 5-card hand, using my 2 cards combined with the 5 community cards.
With a maximum of 7 players at the table, I have only one hand and cannot bet on empty positions.
Game Procedure
To participate in the game, I must place equal bets on the ANTE and BLIND positions. At my discretion, I may also place a bet on the BONUS position.
The dealer will deal two face-down cards to me, then two face-down cards to the House.
However, if the dealer uses an automatic card shuffler, the dealing order changes: the dealer will first place 5 face-down community cards on the table, then two cards to each player, and finally two cards to the House.
After looking at my two cards, I then have the choice to:
- Bet three or four times the amount of the ANTE in the PLAY position;
- Or check (CHECK).
The dealer will then reveal three community cards (the FLOP).
If I have not yet bet on the PLAY position, I then have the choice to:
- Bet twice the amount of the ANTE in the PLAY position;
- Or check (CHECK).
The dealer will then reveal two additional community cards called the TURN and the RIVER.
If I have still not bet on the PLAY position, I then have the choice to:
- Bet once the amount of the ANTE in the PLAY position;
- Or fold (FOLD); in this case, I will lose my initial bets, except for the BONUS bet if I have Three of a Kind or better.
End of the Game & Winning Hand
The dealer reveals the two cards of the House and announces the hand.
- If my hand is higher than the House’s hand, PLAY and ANTE are paid even money;
- If the House has a higher hand than mine, PLAY, ANTE and BLIND are lost;
- In case of a tie, the amounts of PLAY, ANTE and BLIND remain unchanged.
- The BLIND is paid only if my hand is higher than the House’s hand and I have at least a STRAIGHT.
- The BONUS is paid starting from THREE OF A KIND, regardless of the House’s hand.
The House needs a Pair or better to qualify.
If the House does not qualify, the ANTE is returned, and the other bets (PLAY, BLIND and BONUS) win or lose as indicated above.
At any time, I may consult the payout tables, as they are displayed on the game layout.
Tables & bets
- min.€5 max.€150
- min.€10 max.€300
- min.€20 max.€400
Betting limits vary from table to table.
Take your seat at the table
The club welcomes you every day at 34 rue Marbeuf, steps from the Champs-Élysées.
