Live Poker: Play Poker with Players Against the Dealer

Poker is traditionally a social casino card game where players typically compete against each other to get a hand with a better hand ranking. In SSBet77, the gameplay is completely different as the player will compete only against the dealer in all of Evolution Gaming’s live poker variations.

General Rules of SSBet77 Live Poker 

The live poker rules in SSBet77 differ from that of standard poker games by shortening game rounds and only dealing one hand for all players, with the exception of 2 Hand Casino Hold’em where two hands are dealt as standard and players have the choice to play both or play only one. Additionally, there’s no need to repeatedly call and raise bets by competing against other players and bluffing, so players will find the gameplay to be rather simpler.

Only the Texas Hold’em Bonus is arguably complex enough to dissuade casuals from playing since it involves placing additional bets in multiple stages or checking to forego the bet. The basics to start learning how to play poker starts with learning the hand rankings.

General Rules: Poker Hand Rankings

Poker hand rankings can be fairly complicated but they can use our guide here as a sort of cheat sheet to remember which hand is better than the other. The different hand rankings are the following:

General Rules: Poker Betting Rounds

A standard round of live poker will start off with an initial hand of two cards for the player and the dealer and three community cards shared by the player and the dealer. Additional cards are dealt for the community cards as the round progresses. A complete hand will consist of a total of five cards from the highest value cards from the hand and the community cards.

The two other community cards are generally dealt after the Flop but Texas Hold’em Bonus plays differently by having the remaining cards be dealt after players either decide to play or check until all cards are dealt.

Pre-Flop

The Pre-Flop is the first stage of the game and is when all initial bets are placed. No cards are dealt in this stage.

Flop

After Pre-Flop, the dealer deals all initial hands and the community cards. The Flop stage starts and players are prompted to play for the cost of double the ante or to forfeit the bet through folding. Generally, the last community cards are dealt after this.

Texas Hold’em Bonus dealers only deal the third community card after Flop.

Turn

In the Turn, the dealer deals the fourth community card and allows players to play by placing a bet equal to the ante or to check and forego betting in this specific round. This stage is absent in SSBet77’s general games but is present in the Texas Hold’em Bonus variation.

River

In the River, the dealer deals the last community card and allows players to play by placing a bet equal to the ante or to check and forego betting in this round. This stage is absent in SSBet77’s general games but is present in Texas Hold’em Bonus.

General Rules: Dealer Qualification

Compared to the player, the dealer’s hand only qualifies when they have a Pair of 4s or better. Dealer does not qualify for High Cards or Pairs lower than 4 so players have a chance to win when their hand doesn’t form a valid hand.

Top Tips to Win at Live Poker

Because SSBet77’s live poker tables operate differently from the standard poker games found in casinos, the tips will also be fairly different. Some of the top poker tips applicable here are the following:

There’s no need to worry about the other player or learning to bluff and being aggressive. In fact, playing Evolution’s Casino Hold’em can serve as good practice to master poker hands and when to play and fold. Avoiding Texas Hold’em Bonus is advisable since it has more complex rules that can get confusing for beginners.

Conclusion

Live poker at SSBet77 is a simpler casino game than the standard poker games in traditional casinos and in virtual poker tables, making it fairly easier to win in. This is true for most live poker variations, except Extreme Texas Hold’em Bonus because players will be prompted to decide for the Flop, Turn, and River.

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