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Side Bet (CardWin®) : AA Bonus™
(AA+™ / AA Bonus™ / AA Bet™ / AA Win™ / AA Plus™ / AA Bonus Bet™) (Aces+ Bonus Bet™ / Aces+™ / Aces Bonus™ / Aces Bet™/ Aces Win™/ Aces Plus™/ Aces Bonus Bet ™)

Player has the option to make an additional and completely separate bet AA+ Bonus Bet™ (CardWin®).
Betting on the first 5 cards that he/she receives to have a pair of Aces or better. These 5 cards are comprised of the first 3 ‘community’cards on the «flop» and the 2 personal cards.

CardWin® AA+ Bonus Bet™ Pay Table
Hand	Pays
Royal Flush	100 to 1
Straight flush	50 to 1
4 of a kind	40 to 1
Full house	30 to 1
Flush	20 to 1
Pair of Aces to Straight	7 to 1

RULES

(1) Each player places a bet in a box marked ‘Ante’. and an optional side bet (AA Bonus) in a box marked ‘AA’.

(2) The dealer then deals two cards (face down) to each player and two to himself.
In addition 3three ‘community’ cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table, this is called the ‘Flop’ and will eventually contain 5 cards.

(3) Each player then has to decide whether to continue by placing a further bet, which must be double the Ante in a box marked ‘Call’ or they can Fold and lose their Ante & AA Bonus bet.

(4) After all player decided to call or pass, the dealer will open all player's two cards.
(4a) Dealer will take the losing AA Bonus bets and pay the winning AA Bonus bets.

(5) The dealer will now deal the last two communal cards face up, arrange the ‘Flop’ so they are easy to read and exposes his two cards.
(5a) Each player’s hand are compared with the dealer’s hand.
Each hand (dealer’s & player’s) shall be scored according to the best five-card poker hand that can be composed out of the five community cards ‘Flop’ and the two personal cards.

(6) The dealer must have a pair of 4s or better to Qualify.

If the dealer doesn’t Qualify:
The Ante is paid according to the AnteWin® pay table and push on the Call.

If the dealer Qualifies:
Dealer will compare his best hand against each player’s best hand.
(a) Dealer and player have exactly the same hand the bet is a «push», it doesn't win or lose.
(b) Dealer beats the player then the player will lose both the Ante and Call.
(c) Player beats the dealer then the Ante are paid according to the AnteWin® Pay Table and the Call are paid 1 to1 (even money).

Note: All Winning hands Must be Announce and Highlighted before paying out the bet.

AnteWin® Pay Table
Hand	Pays
Royal Flush	100 to 1
Straight Flush	20 to 1
4 of A Kind	10 to 1
Full House	3 to 1
Flush	2 to 1
Straight or less	1 to 1

Quick Rules

1. Players play against the dealer.

2. The Call is always double the Ante.

3. Dealer qualifies with a pair of 4's or higher.

4. If the dealer does not qualify only Antes are paid.

5. When the players hand is compared against the dealer the highest five-card poker hand wins.

6. Call are always paid 1 to 1(even money).

7. Ante are always paid according to the AnteWin® Pay Table.

8. Players must not communicate information regarding the content of their hands.

9. Players may play 1 hand only.

10. All Winning hands must be Announce and Highlighted before paying out the bet.

Dealer's Manual

Dealing The Cards
The method & technique of dealing cards is the same for dealing single deck poker games.
When all is in order at the table the dealer will deal the first card face down in front of the first player who has an Ante.
The dealer will then deal him/herself a card face down. A second card is then dealt to the players and the dealer.

The Flop
Immediately after the initial deal has been completed the dealer will then turn over the first 3 communal cards ‘Flop’ in the middle of the table.

Fold or Call - The Player Options
Once the player has viewed his/her 2 cards and also seen the first 3 communal cards ‘Flop’.
The decision now has to be made as to whether or not to Call and stay in the game or Fold pass their cards and lose their Ante.

Call
Upon checking If the player likes his or her cards and wishes to stay in the game then a Call bet must be made. This is always twice the Ante and will be placed in the Call box.

Fold
In this instance the player does not like his or her 2 cards and believes that the dealer is likely to have a stronger hand. Upon making the decision not to play the player will announce ‘Fold’ and the dealer will remove the Ante and place the 2 cards in the discard. For this particular player the hand is now over.
Until all decisions have been made and cards placed on the table players may not communicate information to one another regarding the contents of their hand.

Turn & River
The dealer will now deal the last 2 communal cards (Turn & River) in the middle of the table.

Dealers & Players Hands
Dealer and players can use either 3, 4 or 5 of the communal cards (Flop) to complete his/her hand.

Arranging The Dealers Hand
Once the dealer has announced his/her hand. He/she now have to displayed the hand in a manner that is easiest to read.
Pairs taking preference, being arranged to the left. If there are no pairs then the arrangement will be high to low again starting from the left.
Please see accompanying illustrations on recommended practice.

Dealer uses 3 cards from the Flop:
The 3 cards are pulled slightly down.

Dealer uses 4 cards from the Flop:
The 4 cards are pulled slightly down and the 1 card that the dealer don't use out of his 2 cards, are put to the right side of the table (face up).

Dealer uses the entire Flop:
The Flop are pulled slightly down, the dealer 2 cards are put to the right side of the table (face up).

Dealer not Qualify:
Pay Antes only.

The Flop must be kept in an orderly manner as the dealer must also read the players hands and compare them to the casinos hand.
The dealers 2 cards must there for be kept well separate to avoid possible confusion.

Dealer uses 3 cards from the Flop (Full House)	Dealer uses 4 cards from the Flop (Full House)


Dealer uses the Entire Flop (Full House)	Dealer Not Qualify

Qualification
The dealer’s hand must consist of a pair of 4‘s or higher to qualify

Dealer Not Qualify
All players who stayed in the game and made a Call bet will have their Antes paid according to the AnteWin® pay table.

Dealer Qualifies
Dealer will compare his best hand against each player’s best hand.
(a) Dealer and player have exactly the same hand the bet is a «push», it doesn't win or lose.
(b) Dealer beats the player then the player will lose both the Ante & Call.
(c) Player beats the dealer then the Ante is paid according to the AnteWin® pay table and the Call is pay 1-1 (even money).

AnteWin® pay table
If the Ante does win it is entitled to an AnteWin® Payout.

All 5 cards will be used to determine who is the winner.
If both the dealer and player share a pair then the third, fourth and fifth card will be taken into consideration.
These rules are as for standard Texas Hold’em Poker.

AnteWin® Pay Table
Hand	Pays
Royal Flush	100 to 1
Straight Flush	20 to 1
4 of A Kind	10 to 1
Full House	3 to 1
Flush	2 to 1
Straight or less	1 to 1

Ca$ino Hold’em® Analysis

Table 1 is the return table for Ca$ino Hold’em. The table shows the probability and contribution to the return for all possible outcomes, assuming optimal player strategy.
The lower right cell reflects a house edge of 2.16%

Table 1: Return Table for Ca$ino Hold‘em
Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Player wins with royal flush	102	736,259,040	0.000026	0.002700
Player has royal flush, dealer doesn't qualify	100	119,892,960	0.000004	0.000431
Player wins with straight flush	22	6,001,122,284	0.000216	0.004747
Player has straight flush, dealer doesn't qualify	20	1,089,672,828	0.000039	0.000784
Player wins with four of a kind	12	41,419,896,552	0.001489	0.017870
Player has four of a kind, dealer doesn't qualify	10	909,499,320	0.000033	0.000327
Player wins with full house	5	589,505,037,660	0.021195	0.105973
Player wins with flush	4	505,131,419,580	0.018161	0.072645
Player wins with straight or less	3	6,426,670,016,572	0.231060	0.693181
Player has full house, dealer doesn't qualify	3	24,601,676,832	0.000885	0.002654
Player has flush, dealer doesn't qualify	2	168,883,536,432	0.006072	0.012144
Player has straight or less, dealer doesn't qualify	1	5,521,376,219,148	0.198512	0.198512
Tie	0	678,596,916,580	0.024398	0
Player folds	-1	5,009,067,102,600	0.180093	-0.180093
Player loses	-3	8,839,701,755,612	0.317817	-0.953451
Total		27,813,810,024,000	1	-0.021576

The lower right cell reflects a house edge of 2.16%. This is the ratio of the expected player loss to the initial wager. On average the player will raise 81.99% of the time, for an average final bet of 2.64 times his ante bet. The ratio of the expected player loss to the average wager, known as the “element of risk” is 2.16%/2.64, or 0.82%.

I have never quantified a player strategy for Ca$ino Hold ’em. My program determines proper strategy by brute force, cycling through every possible combination of the river, turn (fourth and fifth community cards) and the dealer’s up card. All I can offer is the statistic above, that on average the optimal strategy player will raise 81.99% of the time.

AA Bonus Analysis

Table 2 is the return table for the AA Bonus side bet
The lower right cell shows a house edge of 6.26%

Table 2: Return table for AA Bonus Pay Table
Player 5-Card Hand	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal Flush	100	4	0.000002	0.000154
Straight flush	50	36	0.000014	0.000693
4 of a kind	40	624	0.000240	0.009604
Full house	30	3744	0.001441	0.043217
Flush	20	5108	0.001965	0.039308
Straight	7	10200	0.003925	0.027473
Three of a kind	7	54912	0.021128	0.147899
Two pair	7	123552	0.047539	0.332773
Pair of aces	7	84480	0.032505	0.227537
Other	-1	2316300	0.891241	-0.891241
Total		2598960	1.000000	-0.062583

Player's Guide & AnteWin® pay table

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