Showdown Pocker
There is a NEW Sheriff in Town…
Showdown Poker is a variation of a popular poker game, Texas Hold’em, where the object of the game is for the player to obtain a higher-ranking poker hand than the dealer.
Game Rules | Payout Information | House Way | Hand Rankings | Betting Strategy
Bet Types
- Ante Bet: Mandatory initial bet, which is placed prior to the dealing of the hand; amount equal to at least the minimum bet amount, which is stated on the table.
- Showdown Bonus Bet: Optional bet, allowing the player to bet that there will be, depending on the Casino’s pay table, a Three of a Kind (or Flush) or higher within some combination of the 5 community cards and the player’s 2 cards.
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Game Rules
- Game uses a six-deck shoe.
- Cards are re-shuffled after each round.
- Cards are dealt in the following way:
- Alternating between player and dealer, starting with the player.
- Four player cards are dealt face down, then exposed to begin play.
- Four dealer cards are dealt face down, then exposed once the player card selections are made.
- Once the dealer is finished selecting the house’s two cards, five face up cards are dealt as community cards.
- Ante bet required.
- Showdown Bonus bet optional.
- From the four cards they’re dealt, players can do one of the following:
- Select the two cards they wish to play, discarding the other two.
- Split their four cards into two hands.
- If players split their four cards into two 2-card hands:
- A bet equal to their Ante bet is placed on the second hand.
- If they had originally placed the optional Showdown Bonus bet, the Showdown Bonus bet shall also be placed on the split hand.
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Payout Information
- If players have a hand higher than the dealer, players are paid 1 to 1 (even money).
- If the dealer has a higher hand than the player, the player loses.
- If dealer and player hands tie, the player loses, as pushes go to the dealer.
- Players can win the Showdown Bonus bet even if their poker hand loses against the dealer’s.
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House Way
The dealer shall play the two-card hand appearing highest on the following list. In the event that two hands of the same rank are possible, then the dealer will play the cards with the higher individual rank. In the event the dealer’s initial hand consists of Four of a Kind involving two suited pairs, (e.g. 8H, 8H & 8C, 8C) the decision on which suited pair to play shall be based on the alphabetical ranking of the suit (e.g. Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, Spades). In the preceding example, the 8C, 8C would be selected and the 8H, 8H discarded.
Rule |
Hand Example |
A pair of 8′s or higher |
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High card is an Ace and low card is Jack or higher |
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Any suited pair 2′s thru 7′s |
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Any unsuited pair 2′s to 7′s |
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Ace high and suited |
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Both cards ten or higher and suited |
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Both cards ten or higher and unsuited |
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Ace high unsuited |
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Face card high suited |
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Face card high unsuited |
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Connected cards suited |
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Connected cards unsuited |
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Two highest cards suited |
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Two highest cards unsuited |
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Showdown Poker Hand Rankings
Each player still in the game at the end will determine the highest poker value among his own two cards and the five community cards. Players are not requireed to both, or any, of their own cards.
Hand |
Card Examples |
Description |
Five of a Kind, suited |
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Five cards of the same rank in the same suit |
Royal Flush |
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A 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace in the same suit |
Straight Flush |
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Five consecutive cards of the same suit in a sequence |
Five of a Kind |
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Five cards of the same rank |
Four of a Kind |
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Any hand of four like cards and any fifth card |
Full House |
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Three of a kind with a pair |
Flush |
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Any five cards of one suit |
Straight |
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Five cards in sequence of any suit |
Three of a Kind |
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Any hand of three like cards and two unmatched cards |
Two Pair |
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Two pairs of different rank and any fifth card |
One Pair |
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Any hand of two cards of the same denomination and one unmatched cards |
High Card |
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Any hand of five cards of different rank and a variety of suits |
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Betting Strategy
The player should play the 2-card hand which appears highest on the following list. If the remaining two cards form a hand with expected value greater than zero (rank 26 or higher) then the player should split and play it as well.
Ranking of Two-Card Hands |
Rank
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Hand
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Card Examples
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1 |
Suited A’s |
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2 |
Unsuited A’s |
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3 |
Suited K’s |
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4 |
Unsuited K’s |
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5 |
Suited Q’s |
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6 |
Unsuited Q’s |
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7 |
Suited J’s |
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8 |
Unsuited J’s |
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9 |
Suited 10′s |
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10 |
Unsuited 10′s |
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11 |
Suited 9′s |
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12 |
Unsuited 9′s |
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13 |
Suited 8′s |
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14 |
Suited A,K |
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15 |
Unsuited 8′s |
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16 |
Suited 7′s |
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17 |
Suited A,Q |
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18 |
Suited 6′s |
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19 |
Unsuited 7′s |
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20 |
Unsuited A,K |
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21 |
Suited A,J |
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22 |
Suited 5′s |
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23 |
Suited K,Q |
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24 |
Suited A,10 |
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25 |
Unsuited A,Q |
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26 |
Unsuited 6′s |
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27 |
Suited K,J |
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28 |
Unsuited A,J |
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29 |
Suited 4′s |
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30 |
Suited A,9 |
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31 |
Unsuited 5′s |
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32 |
Suited K,10 |
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33 |
Unsuited K,Q |
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34 |
Unsuited A,10 |
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35 |
Suited A,8 |
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36 |
Suited Q,J |
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37 |
Suited 3′s |
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38 |
Suited A,7 |
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39 |
Unsuited K,J |
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40 |
Suited Q,10 |
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41 |
Suited K,9 |
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42 |
Unsuited 4′s |
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43 |
Suited A,6 |
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44 |
Suited A,5 |
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45 |
Unsuited A,9 |
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46 |
Unsuited K,10 |
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47 |
Suited A,4 |
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48 |
Suited J,10 |
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49 |
Suited 2′s |
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50 |
Suited K,8 |
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51 |
Unsuited Q,J |
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52 |
Suited Q,9 |
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53 |
Suited A,3 |
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54 |
Unsuited A,8 |
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55 |
Suited K,7 |
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56 |
Unsuited 3′s |
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57 |
Suited A,2 |
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58 |
Unsuited A,7 |
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59 |
Unsuited Q,10 |
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60 |
Suited K,6 |
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61 |
Suited J,9 |
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62 |
Unsuited K,9 |
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63 |
Suited Q,8 |
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64 |
Suited K,5 |
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65 |
Unsuited A,6 |
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66 |
Unsuited A,5 |
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67 |
Suited 10,9 |
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68 |
Suited K,4 |
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69 |
Unsuited J,10 |
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70 |
Unsuited 2′s |
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71 |
Suited J,8 |
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72 |
Unsuited A,4 |
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73 |
Suited Q,7 |
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74 |
Unsuited K,8 |
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75 |
Suited K,3 |
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76 |
Unsuited Q,9 |
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77 |
Suited Q,6 |
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78 |
Unsuited A,3 |
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79 |
Suited 10,8 |
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80 |
Suited K,2 |
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81 |
Unsuited K,7 |
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82 |
Suited 9,8 |
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83 |
Suited Q,5 |
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84 |
Suited J,7 |
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85 |
Unsuited A,2 |
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86 |
Unsuited J,9 |
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87 |
Unsuited K,6 |
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88 |
Suited Q,4 |
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89 |
Unsuited Q,8 |
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90 |
Suited 9,7 |
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91 |
Suited 10,7 |
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92 |
Suited 8,7 |
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93 |
Unsuited K,5 |
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94 |
Suited Q,3 |
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95 |
Unsuited 10,9 |
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96 |
Suited J,6 |
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97 |
Suited Q,2 |
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98 |
Suited J,5 |
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99 |
Unsuited K,4 |
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100 |
Unsuited J,8 |
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101 |
Suited 8,6 |
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102 |
Suited 9,6 |
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103 |
Suited 7,6 |
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104 |
Suited 10,6 |
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105 |
Unsuited Q,7 |
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106 |
Suited J,4 |
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107 |
Unsuited K,3 |
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108 |
Unsuited Q,6 |
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109 |
Unsuited 10,8 |
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110 |
Unsuited 9,8 |
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111 |
Suited J,3 |
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112 |
Suited 7,5 |
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113 |
Suited 6,5 |
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114 |
Suited 9,5 |
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115 |
Suited 8,5 |
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116 |
Unsuited K,2 |
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117 |
Suited 10,5 |
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118 |
Unsuited Q,5 |
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119 |
Unsuited J,7 |
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120 |
Suited J,2 |
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121 |
Suited 10,4 |
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122 |
Suited 5,4 |
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123 |
Unsuited 9,7 |
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124 |
Unsuited Q,4 |
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125 |
Unsuited 10,7 |
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126 |
Suited 6,4 |
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127 |
Unsuited 8,7 |
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128 |
Suited 7,4 |
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129 |
Suited 8,4 |
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130 |
Suited 9,4 |
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131 |
Suited 10,3 |
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132 |
Suited 9,3 |
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133 |
Unsuited Q,3 |
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134 |
Unsuited J,6 |
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135 |
Suited 10,2 |
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136 |
Suited 5,3 |
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137 |
Suited 9,2 |
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138 |
Unsuited 9,6 |
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139 |
Unsuited 8,6 |
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140 |
Unsuited J,5 |
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141 |
Unsuited 7,6 |
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142 |
Unsuited Q,2 |
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143 |
Suited 6,3 |
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144 |
Unsuited 10,6 |
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145 |
Suited 7,3 |
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146 |
Suited 8,3 |
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147 |
Unsuited J,4 |
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148 |
Suited 4,3 |
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149 |
Suited 8,2 |
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150 |
Suited 5,2 |
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151 |
Unsuited 7,5 |
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152 |
Unsuited 6,5 |
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153 |
Unsuited 9,5 |
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154 |
Unsuited 8,5 |
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155 |
Unsuited J,3 |
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156 |
Suited 6,2 |
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157 |
Suited 7,2 |
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158 |
Unsuited 10,5 |
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159 |
Suited 4,2 |
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160 |
Unsuited J,2 |
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161 |
Unsuited 10,4 |
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162 |
Unsuited 5,4 |
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163 |
Unsuited 6,4 |
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164 |
Unsuited 7,4 |
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165 |
Suited 3,2 |
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166 |
Unsuited 9,4 |
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167 |
Unsuited 8,4 |
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168 |
Unsuited 10,3 |
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169 |
Unsuited 9,3 |
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170 |
Unsuited 10,2 |
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171 |
Unsuited 5,3 |
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172 |
Unsuited 9,2 |
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173 |
Unsuited 6,3 |
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174 |
Unsuited 7,3 |
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175 |
Unsuited 8,3 |
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176 |
Unsuited 4,3 |
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177 |
Unsuited 8,2 |
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178 |
Unsuited 5,2 |
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179 |
Unsuited 6,2 |
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180 |
Unsuited 7,2 |
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181 |
Unsuited 4,2 |
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182 |
Unsuited 3,2 |
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Important Note:
Your winnings do not accumulate as credits within our Table Games, Slots and Video Games. Each time you win, your winnings are deposited directly into your account balance, so you do not have to hit Cash Out when you want to leave the game – your winnings have already been placed in your account.
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