Ultimate Texas Hold’em

A live poker game by Evolution Gaming

Hold'em poker against the dealer with one raise per hand. Raise 4x before the flop, 2x on the flop or 1x on the river: the earlier you commit, the more you can win.

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  • • One deck, shuffled every hand
  • • Raise up to 4x before the flop
  • • 97.82% RTP with perfect play
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Main game RTP 97.82% Of Ante and Blind, perfect play
Trips RTP 96.50% Side bet, no decisions
Top Blind payout 500 to 1 A winning Royal Flush
Most at risk 6x Ante Ante, Blind and a 4x raise

Should you play it?

Ultimate Texas Hold'em rewards players who know when to raise. With perfect decisions the main game returns 97.82% of your Ante and Blind, or 99.47% of everything you bet. The Trips side bet needs no decisions but costs more, returning 96.50%.

Play it if

  • You like making a real decision every hand
  • You want to raise up to 4x when your cards are strong
  • You are willing to learn when to raise, check and fold

Variance profile

Medium. Most hands settle at even money, but a 4x raise puts six times your Ante on one hand, and the Blind and Trips pay long odds on rare hands.

Bets and payouts

The bets

Evolution's returns assume perfect play. The main game figure is measured on your Ante and Blind; measured on everything you bet, raises included, it is 99.47%.

Bet Pays RTP House edge
Main game: Ante, Blind and Play Ante and Play 1 to 1, Blind by its paytable 97.82% 2.18%
Trips side bet 3 to 1 up to 50 to 1 96.50% 3.50%

How the main game settles

The dealer needs a pair or better to qualify. That only decides the Ante: Play pays whenever you win.

Bet Pays
You win, dealer qualifies Ante 1 to 1, Blind by paytable, Play 1 to 1
You win, dealer does not qualify Ante pushes, Blind by paytable, Play 1 to 1
You lose, dealer qualifies Ante, Blind and Play lose
You lose, dealer does not qualify Ante pushes, Blind and Play lose
You tie the dealer Ante, Blind and Play push
You fold on the river Ante and Blind lose

Blind paytable

The Blind pays only when your hand beats the dealer's. A winning hand below a Straight pushes it.

Bet Pays
Royal Flush 500 to 1
Straight Flush 50 to 1
Four of a Kind 10 to 1
Full House 3 to 1
Flush 1.5 to 1
Straight 1 to 1
Any other winning hand Push

Trips paytable

Trips pays on your best five of seven cards, whatever the dealer holds and even if you fold.

Bet Pays Chance per hand
Royal Flush 50 to 1 0.0032%
Straight Flush 40 to 1 0.0279%
Four of a Kind 30 to 1 0.1681%
Full House 8 to 1 2.60%
Flush 7 to 1 3.03%
Straight 4 to 1 4.62%
Three of a Kind 3 to 1 4.83%
Two Pair or lower Bet loses 84.73%

Each Trips chance is exact: the share of all 133,784,560 seven-card hands one 52-card deck can deal you. Your hand reaches the Blind paytable just as often, but the Blind also needs that hand to beat the dealer's.

Pays shows the odds on a winning bet, with your stake returned on top, as Evolution's rules print them: 1.5 to 1 pays $15 on a $10 Blind. RTP is the share of all money bet that comes back over a very long run; house edge is the rest. Neither predicts a single session.

Where to play Ultimate Texas Hold’em

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How Ultimate Texas Hold’em works

Ultimate Texas Hold'em is Hold'em poker played against the house. You and the dealer each get two cards and share five community cards, and the better five-card hand wins. Any number of players can join a table, one seat each.

1 Ante + Blind

Place equal bets

Bet on the Ante and a Blind bet of the same amount goes down with it. Add the optional Trips bet if you want it.

2 4x, 2x or 1x

Raise once, or check

Raise 4x or 3x your Ante on your two cards, 2x after the flop, or 1x after the river. Each hand allows one raise.

3 Pair to qualify

Beat the dealer

The dealer turns over two cards and the best five-card hands are compared. The dealer needs a pair or better for your Ante to be in play.

How a hand runs

Betting is open while the traffic light on screen is green, turns yellow as time runs out, and closes on red. You get two cards face up and the dealer two face down. Then come the flop, three community cards, and finally the turn and river. Your decisions come in the pauses between them. The deck is shuffled after every hand.

What a raise is worth

Say you bet $10 on the Ante, so $10 also goes on the Blind. Raise 4x before the flop and $40 goes on Play, $60 in all. If you win with a Flush and the dealer qualifies, the Ante pays $10, Play pays $40 and the Blind pays 1.5 to 1, or $15. You collect $65 plus your $60 back. If the dealer had no pair, the Ante would push and you would collect $55.

Trips stands apart

Trips goes on with your Ante before the deal and pays on your final hand alone. Raising, checking or folding does not change it, so a folded hand still collects on Trips if your seven cards make Three of a Kind or better.

The math behind Ultimate Texas Hold’em

Every hand is dealt from one full 52-card deck, so each hand chance here is a count out of 133,784,560 possible seven-card hands. The main game return depends on your decisions, so Evolution's own figures cover it.

Two measures of one return

Evolution puts the main game at 97.82% of your Ante and Blind, a 2.18% edge. Counted against everything you bet, raises included, it is 99.47%, an edge of 0.53%. On a $10 Ante and $10 Blind, perfect play loses about 44 cents a hand on average.

Trips wins about one hand in 6.5

Your seven cards make Three of a Kind or better 15.27% of the time. The paytable returns 96.50% of Trips bets, a 3.50% edge, and no decision you make changes that.

The dealer usually qualifies

Before any card is seen, the dealer's seven cards hold a pair or better 82.59% of the time. In the other 17.41% the Ante pushes, whether you win or lose.

The Blind needs a big hand

Seven cards make a Straight or better 10.44% of the time. A smaller winning hand pushes the Blind, and a loss or a fold loses it.

Official rules: Evolution Ultimate Texas Hold'em game rules, checked October 30, 2026. The rules at your casino may show different figures; its in game help is the version that applies to you.

Is there an Ultimate Texas Hold’em strategy?

Yes. You choose when to raise and whether to fold, and Evolution's 97.82% main game return assumes every decision is made perfectly. Weaker play returns less. Trips is the exception: nothing you do changes it.

Before the flop: 4x, 3x or check

With only your two cards to go on, you can raise 4x or 3x your Ante, or check. This is the only time the biggest raise is open.

On the flop: 2x or check

Once the first three community cards are out, a player who checked can raise 2x or check again.

On the river: 1x or fold

With all five community cards out, you raise 1x or fold your Ante and Blind. Checking is no longer an option.

What you can control

Your cost per hand

House edge, cheapest first. A shorter bar costs less.

  1. Main game: Ante, Blind and Play2.18%
  2. Trips side bet3.50%

Your Ante size

Your raise is 1x to 4x your Ante, so a $10 Ante can grow to $60 at risk in one hand. Set your Ante with the 4x raise in mind.

Whether to add Trips

Trips is optional and carries a bigger edge than the main game. Leave it off and your cost comes down to the main game and how well you play it.

Play for fun, with money you can afford to lose. Set a time and money limit before you start and keep to it. If gambling stops being fun or you feel the urge to chase losses, take a break and get support: see our problem gambling help page.

Full game specifications

🎰 Game specifications

Format
Live poker: Hold'em against the dealer with one 52-card deck
RTP stated by the studio
97.82% (main game on the Ante and Blind with perfect play; 99.47% of all money bet; Trips 96.50%)
Deck
One 52-card deck, shuffled after every hand
Players
Any number, one seat each
Required bets
Ante and an equal Blind
Side bet
Trips, optional
Raises
One per hand: 4x or 3x, then 2x, then 1x the Ante
Dealer qualifies with
A pair or better

Ultimate Texas Hold’em FAQ

What happens if I run out of time to decide?

Before the flop and on the flop, the game checks for you. On the river it folds your hand, and you lose your Ante and Blind.

What happens when my hand ties the dealer's?

Your Ante, Blind and Play all push and come back to you. Kickers break ties first, so a true tie means both best five-card hands are equal, for example when you both play the five community cards.

Can I bet Trips without an Ante?

No. The Trips spot opens once your Ante has been accepted, and Trips has to go on before betting time ends.

Does Trips pay if the hand is all on the board?

Yes. Trips pays on the best five of your seven cards, so a Straight made entirely by the community cards still pays 4 to 1.

What is the biggest payout?

A winning Royal Flush pays 500 to 1 on the Blind, on top of even money on your Ante and Play. Trips pays 50 to 1 on any Royal Flush, win or lose.

What happens if I lose my connection mid hand?

If you drop out while betting is still open, your bets are void and returned. After betting closes they stay in play and are settled without you, and the result shows in your history when you return.

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