High Five Poker: The Casino Table Game Where Wild Is Wild

High Five Poker is a casino table game originally developed and marketed by SHFL entertainment. The goal is to have a better five-card poker hand than the dealer. if you ever played Pai Gow Poker You will find some similarities in that it uses a 53-card deck, where the 53rd card is a joker. this lonely half wild card can be used to complete a straight, flush, straight flush, or royal flush; otherwise it can be used as an Ace.

High Five Poker tables are currently in the brass ass (real name) Casino in Cripple Creek, CO, which also offers a progressive version.

How to play High Five Poker

The table has seating for up to six players. Players must first make an Ante bet. The dealer will then deal seven cards face down clockwise to each player and seven to him or her. Then each player examines his cards and makes one of the following decisions:

– Fold, losing the Ante bet.

– Discard two cards keeping the best five-card poker hand and make a Play bet equal to the Ante bet.

The dealer then reveals the house cards to form the best five-card poker hand. The dealer qualifies if he has at least a pair of sixes or against a player who has a straight.

For example, if the dealer has a pair of deuces and player number 1 has a straight, and player number 2 has a pair of threes, the dealer qualifies against player 1 but not against player number 2. So what What happens to the payments when the distributor qualifies or not?

– If the dealer does not qualify, the Ante bet pays even money and the Play bet pushes.

– If the dealer qualifies and beats the player, the player’s Ante and Play bets lose.

– If the dealer qualifies and is beaten by the player, the player’s Ante and Play bets pay the same money.

– If the dealer qualifies and ties the player, the player’s Ante and Play bets push.

The dealer works counterclockwise to determine the outcome of all bets by the remaining players. The house edge is around 3.6%.

Travel side bet

The Trips side bet pays a player’s hand with three of a kind or better, regardless of whether the player wins or loses the hand, according to the following table:

Three from a friendly country 1/1

straight country 2/1

Country of download 4/1

Full country house 7/1

Full House (Aces Full House) 20/1

Four from a friendly country 40/1

Country Straight Flush 50/1

Country Royal Flush 100/1

Five aces (four aces with joker) 200/1

Pay tables may vary slightly between jurisdictions.

Strategy

The strategy of this game is quite basic in the sense that the dealer does not qualify if he has less than a pair of sixes, so you must fold with less than a pair of sixes. Otherwise, place a play bet.

The game is relatively simple to play.

Good luck!