How to Play Bet On Poker by Playtech

Playtech has created a unique game that cannot really be defined as a poker game, despite the name bearing the word 'poker'. In fact, Bet On Poker is a completely new breed of live dealer game, and below, you can find more information about how to play it. It resembles betting on sports in more ways than one, as you'll see later on.

What you Should Know about Bet On Poker

Bet On Poker is a live-dealer, cash game recorded in real time from Playtech's studio. Despite what its name might suggest, this game isn't about playing poker in a poker room surrounded by other players.

In Bet On Poker, all you have to do is bet on specific outcomes of cards being dealt by the dealer. There's no need to try to beat the dealer or win a specific hand, which is why knowledge of playing poker can be useful but isn't really required.

You can find the types of bets available below.

Main Hand

Combination Hand

Suits and Colours Hands

Poker Hand Rankings

Knowing the poker hand rankings can be useful when playing Bet On Poker. Starting from the most powerful hand to the weakest, the rankings are as follows:

• Royal Flush
• Straight Flush
• Four of a Kind
• Full House
• Flush
• Straight
• Three of a Kind
• Two Pair
• Pair
• High Card

Step-by-step Overview of Bet On Poker

Here's how the game of Bet On Poker unfolds:

1. The first betting round starts. Players have 10 seconds to place their bets before any cards are dealt.
2. The cards are then dealt, opening up another 30 seconds for the players to place more bets. The cards dealt will consist of two cards for six different positions.
3. Then comes the flop. The dealer will reveal the first three cards and around 20 seconds are provided for the next set of bets.
4. The turn and river cards are then revealed and, if successful, bets are paid. At this point, the player makes their assessment of how their hand went while the dealer prepares for the next round to begin.

What you Need to Know about Bet On Poker

Here's some additional information you may want to know:

• Only one deck of cards is used throughout the game. This deck is shuffled prior to every round.
• Rounds last for around two minutes and 30 seconds.
• Previous bet results can be viewed by clicking on the top left corner and selecting 'History'.
• The RTP (Return to Player) for Bet On Poker ranges between 95.25% and 96.00%.
• Bet On Poker doesn't compel a player to make any decision that directly involves the game. The player only makes bets on specific outcomes within the game.
• Players can join or leave the game at any time.
• Quickbet is a feature found in the 'Options' box, which assigns a default value to any and all bets you place. Setting this up can be useful if you want to place bets quickly without having to adjust your bet amount.
• Betting can take place within the allotted time only.

Best Strategy for Bet On Poker

As we've seen, Bet On Poker isn't exactly a poker game. Therefore, aspects such as bluffing opponents, challenging one player in specific or putting pressure on the player with the biggest chip stack are absent from the game.

As we've mentioned, unlike most popular games of poker, Bet On Poker focuses on the likelihood of specific outcomes happening. With that in mind, here are some tips that you can take advantage of before placing your stakes on Bet On Poker.

• Avoid betting before cards are dealt. At this point, you have no information about the cards, which thus makes your bet a lottery. If you really want to place a bet at this point, try going for colours or suits.
• Betting is ideally done when the hands are dealt. At this point, you can try to judge what the flop will produce depending on the specific sets of cards dealt.
• The best hand doesn't always win. Similar to any poker game, the most powerful hand pre-flop doesn't automatically win the round, so avoid betting heavily on the obviously strong hand unless you believe it will prevail once the flop is dealt.
• When the flop is dealt, try to refine your bets (if you want to place further bets). At this point, you won't have more information than this, as both the turn and river cards will be dealt at the same time.

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