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Ultimate Texas Hold’em is a fun, engaging take on the hugely popular poker format. Instead of playing against other players at a poker table, this version of the game is strictly you against the house. The unique betting system means you get to choose when to bet during each hand. This adds a strategic element to Ultimate Texas Hold’em that many other casino poker table games lack.

There is plenty of big win potential with Ultimate Texas Hold’em. Hit a Royal Flush, and you can win 500x your bet. As well as the main game, you can also opt to enjoy the ‘Trips’ side bet. Ultimate Texas Hold’em can be enjoyed at many larger brick-and-mortar sites in Michigan, as well as online at BetMGM Casino in Michigan, Caesars Palace Online Casino, and at other MI sites.

The rules of Ultimate Texas Hold’em

You can compare Ultimate Texas Hold’em to games like Three Card Poker and Let It Ride. Like those games, it is a poker-based card game that involves strategy and rewards those who know “when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em.” By having that strategic element, the game is also similar to blackjack insofar as you can reduce the house edge considerably just by knowing basic strategy.

Ultimate Texas Hold’em is played with a single deck of cards. You start by posting an ante and a blind of equal amounts. This is typically $5 when playing live, with smaller amounts possible online. At this point, both you and the dealer will be dealt your two hole cards, with your cards face up, and the dealer’s cards face down.

You now choose whether to bet or check (pass without betting). At this stage, the betting options are to bet 4x the ante/blind, 3x the ante/blind. If you decide to bet either 3x or 4x, the betting action is now over, and the hand will play out to a conclusion. This bet is based on the strength of your own cards.

If you checked at this point, the first three community cards are dealt. After seeing the ‘flop’, you have the option to either bet 2x the ante/blind or once again to check. If you bet, the hand will play out to the end.

If you checked twice, the final two community cards are then revealed. Now you can either bet 1x the ante or the blind, or simply fold.

Paytable for Ultimate Texas Hold’em

The payouts at the end of the hand can seem complicated at first, with the ante, blind, and raise bets all having their own system.  If you win the hand, any bets after the ante/blind are posted will pay 1-to-1, doubling your money on those raises. This means that the earlier in the hand you commit, the more bet units get the double-up.

The initial ante bet pays 1-to-1 if the dealer has a hand with at least a pair. This bet will be a push if the dealer’s hand is lower than a pair.

Blind bet pay-outs are based on the strength of your hand. If you win with a lower than a straight, then this bet is considered a push. However, payouts increase more quickly as your hand’s quality improves. Here is the blind bet pay table:

• Straight — 1-to-1
• Flush — 3-to-2
• Full House — 3-to-1
• Four of a Kind — 10-to-1
• Straight Flush — 50-to-1
• Royal Flush — 500-to-1

Ultimate Texas Hold’em strategy

With your first two cards, you should be raising 4x with any pair, any hand with an ace, a king with a five or higher, a queen with an eight or higher, and ten-jack. You should also raise the following suited cards – K2, K3, K4, Q6, Q7, J8, and J9. While 3x raises are possible, there is no card combination in which it is mathematically better to raise 3x than 4x.

The 2x raise after the three community cards have been dealt should be made with two pairs or better, when one of your cards pairs with the board, or with four to a flush.

Make the 1x raise at the end if you have a card that pairs with the board, or a lot of high cards. If there are fewer than 21 “outs” in the dealer’s hand (which will be revealed after you bet) that would combine with the board to beat you, then placing that final bet has a positive expectation. In practice, this can be hard to judge. Folding missed hands with low cards and betting when you have higher cards is a reasonable strategy.

Ultimate Texas Hold’em: The Trips side bet

This is an optional side bet that pays out the following based on the strength of your final poker hand. It’s often called the “trips bet” because it pays out based on whether you make three of a kind or better. This bet is independent of the main betting you are doing on your hand versus the dealer’s hand.

Payouts for this side bet often go as follows:

• Three of a Kind — 3-to-1
• Straight — 4-to-1
• Flush — 7-to-1
• Full House — 8-to-1
• Four of a Kind — 30-to-1
• Straight Flush — 40-to-1
• Royal Flush — 50-to-1

You can opt to make the “trips bet” for a higher or a lower amount than your initial ante/blind. When playing in person, this is often subject to a $5 minimum.

Visit our How to Play Ultimate Texas Hold’em page for more about the rules, basic strategy, and side bets.

Where can you play Ultimate Texas Hold’em in Michigan?

Ultimate Texas Hold’em can be enjoyed at a number of live sites across Michigan, with a variety of different limits available depending on the location. The game can also be played at real-money sites in MI. The SG Digital version of the game is one of the most popular, and you can test it out above with our free demo.

You can also enjoy Ultimate Texas Hold’em at live dealer casinos in Michigan. These games bring the action to your desktop or mobile device. The action is streamed from studios, featuring real dealers handling the cards in real time. Live dealer Ultimate Texas Hold’em is played one-to-many, with all players betting remotely on the outcome of a single hand.

Below, I’ve compiled a list of our top recommended Michigan sites that are currently offering Ultimate Texas Hold’em. I’ve added the minimum stakes as well.

By the way, some sites feature other games with “hold ’em” in the titles. These games are often similar to Ultimate Texas Hold’em, but might have slightly different rules. Be sure to read over the rules and the paytable before you start playing one of those alternate hold ’em games, as the best strategy might be a bit different.

Take a seat for a hand of Ultimate Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em is a hugely popular poker variant, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em is one of several table games that are based on it. While the strategy can become complex, most hands involve a simple choice of when to bet. You bet more early in the hand, with only a single unit of your stake possible after the river. If you like a challenge and enjoy games that involve a bit of strategic thinking, pull up a seat at an Ultimate Texas Hold’em table and check it out.