Playing with World Poker Tour All-In Hold’em Table Game

Want some real excitement over the poker table? Well you can try playing the WPT All-In Hold’em game, the table game inspired by the sheer popularity, power and success of the World Poker Tour, which is aired in some 120 territories and countries worldwide. The WPT All-In Hold’em is sure to give high-rollers and veteran players greater excitement than what traditional Hold’em games can give them.

All-In Rules

The WPT All-In Hold’em may sound big and grand, but the rules of the game are quite simple, especially if you know something about card values and hand rankings. World Poker Tour All-In Hold’em is played with a standard 52-card deck, and is started with ante bets and optional, additional bets from all players. After the ante, the dealer will deal each player and himself the traditional 2 pocket cards.

The players will then be allowed to examine and evaluate their pocket cards, after which they can decide to raise, go all-in or simply fold. Folding means a loss of the ante or any side-bet made, but it may still be the best option if a player has weak hole cards; better fold and lose the ante than raise or go all-in in that case. Raising, after all, means a bet that should be 5x the original bet or ante, whereas going all-in means a bet that should be 10x the original bet or ante. Note that the raising and all-in rules vary with other versions of WPT All-in Hold’em.

After all the players have made their move, it will be the dealer’s turn. If the dealer has a pair or if his pocket cards add up to at least 13 AND the player before him raised – the dealer must call or fold; on the other hand, if the dealer has a pair or if his pocket cards add up to at least 17 points AND the player before him went all-in – the dealer must call or fold. If the dealer decides to fold, the raise will push.

The game will proceed as usual with the flop, the river and the turn. If a player and a dealer are still in the game after the turn, the one with the higher hand will win.

The Side Bets

Players can also win bonus bets when he has “special” pocket cards or “special” final cards. The bet bonuses apply even if the player has already folded.

The Hole Card Bonuses:
A pocket pair of red aces means a bonus bet pay rate of 50:1 while a pocket pair of aces per se means a bonus bet pay rate of 20:1. A K and A of the same suit means a bonus bet of 25:1. A pocket pair of Jacks, a pocket pair of Kings or a pocket pair of Queens means a bonus bet pay rate of 8:1. A pocket pair of 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 means a bonus bet pay rate of 3:1. A pocket pair of 2, 3, 4, or 5 means a bonus bet pay rate of 2:1. Finally, non-pair pocket cards of the same suit (except a suited KA) mean a pay rate of 1:1.

The Final Hand Bonuses:
The final hand that pays 500:1 is a Royal Flush while it pays 100:1 to get a final hand of straight flush. A final hand with four cards that have the same value, a full house, a flush, or a straight have bonus bet pay rates of 40, 8, 6, or 4 to 1, respectively. Finally, a hand with three cards that have the same value means a pay rate of 2:1.

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