* Hidden pair = Any pair with at least one card in your hole cards (thus the pair is hidden to the dealer).

Four to a flush including a hidden 10 or better to that flush.

Medium Raise: Make the 2X raise with any of the following: The strategy for the medium and small raise are the same as in Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em, as follows: Otherwise, use the following table shows when to make the large 3X raise. The player should make the 3X raise with any pair except deuces. These side bets are explained after the analysis of the base game.

In addition, there are two side bets, that pay based on the player's cards only, the Trips Plus and Pocket Bonus.

The following table shows how the Ante, Odds, and Play bets are scored, according to who wins, and whether the dealer opens.

The dealer will need at least a pair to open.

The player and dealer will both make the best possible hand using any combination of their own two cards and the five community cards.

If the player already raised he may not bet further.

If the player previously checked twice, then he must either make a Play bet equal to exactly his Ante, or fold, losing both his Ante and Odds bets.

Two final community cards are turned over.

If the player already made a Play bet, then he may not bet further.

If the player previously checked, then he may make a Play bet equal to two times his Ante or check again.

The dealer turns over three community cards.

The player can check or make a Play bet equal to three times the Ante.

Two cards are dealt face down to the player and dealer.

The player must make an equal bet on both the Ante and Odds.

The game is played with a single ordinary 52-card deck.

For those used to the terminology in Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em, what is called the Blind there called the Odds bet here. Rulesįollowing are the rules for Heads Up Hold 'Em. I will report more on that game after I get the Blind pay table.

In November, 2022, I became aware of a similar game called Big Blind UTH. The main differences between Heads Up Hold 'Em and Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em are in the former the player may raise only 3x his Ante bet before the flop, but the game includes bad beat bonuses for losing with a straight or higher. The earlier he raises, the more he can bet. The player may raise his bet one time, and has three opportunities to do so.

Heads Up Hold 'Em is an Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em variant by Galaxy Gaming, based on Texas Hold 'Em.

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