Bet on Poker

With the recent developments in the live casino industry, every classic casino game is getting an exciting live-dealer adaptation. Playtech, a veteran of the live game industry, is developing their own unique take on Bet on Poker. This live game is not your typical poker experience as instead of playing yourself, you will be observing 6 imaginary players and betting on who will win. While this may not sound as immersive as playing yourself at first, we guarantee it is a hectic and exciting Hold’em experience.

Extensive poker combination knowledge has never been more crucial as you try to predict the winning hand. And all the while the hands are shifting due to flops, rivers, and turns. As hand strength changes throughout the round, so do the winning odds, and you can even place new bets on multiple hands. Bet on Poker by Playtech is dynamic mix between Hold’em and sports betting-like gameplay where your poker skills will be tested differently than in a classic game. To add a cherry on top, you will be betting alongside countless other players from all over the world in an elegant live-streaming studio.

Let us check out the details through this Playtech Bet on Poker review.

As you first dive into Playtech’s Bet on Poker studio you will notice a smooth velvety table with an elegant live dealer. The 6 imaginary player hands will be displayed on the table with the betting options below. As for the gameplay, even though you are not playing poker yourself, knowing the basic rules and hand combinations of Hold’em poker is crucial. You will be predicting the outcome of the 6-player game, that is, which hand will win so it is important to know both weaker and stronger poker combinations.

To begin, as the round starts, there will be six hands that you can bet on. Payouts will start equalized for all six and then change as the round progresses based on the strength of each hand. Stronger hands at first have lower payouts while weaker hands have higher ones. This is where betting starts and you can place a few different bets, more on that later, on any hand you wish. Then, each of the six hands will receive two cards from a shuffled 52-card deck.

Odds and payouts will be adjusted based on the hands, and you can again click on any hand to bet and add a betting slip displayed on your right. From here, the flop, river, and turn phase continues. The first three community cards (flop) will be dealt to the centre of the table which all hands can use. You will notice poker combinations forming and odds and payouts changing based on the strength of each hand. This is where you can place additional bets as the hands change. You can even wager against yourself to hedge your bets.

Finally, the fourth community card is dealt where you can place a final bet. Lastly, when the fifth one is dealt the round is over and the strongest hand wins. You get a payout if you bet on the winning hand and lose all other bets.

Playtech’s Bet on Poker has an interesting and dynamic payout structure. To begin with, bets have a wagering range between $1 to $1000 which is quite a high betting ceiling. The maximum payout is completely dependent on the strength of each hand. Let us explain.

As the game begins, the 6 hands will be empty but you can still place a bet. Since they are all equal the starting odds are 5.29. The gameplay loop is split into multiple betting rounds with each one happening once cards are dealt. The phases include betting once the first two cards are dealt, once three community cards are dealt, and after the fourth community card is dealt. Throughout these phases, the strength of each hand will gradually change.

Stronger hands will have proportionally lower payout odds, while weaker hands will have higher payout odds. The goal is to predict a win with as little information possible because the odds decrease as more cards are revealed. This is how you can get the highest payout.

You can even wager on a different hand throughout the game thus betting against yourself. This is a great idea if you notice that another hand is becoming stronger and thus you can hedge your bets.

Since all hands have a calculated ~4% house advantage, the overall RTP value of Bet on Poker is 96%.

Besides just simply betting on a winning poker hand, Bet on Poker by Playtech has two extra features. We briefly mentioned the first one and it is the fact that you can place multiple bets throughout the round. That said, the second one is just as interesting and it allows for different types of bets. At any point, you can place the following bets:

• Main Bet – Pays if the hand wins the poker round
• Combination Bet – Pays if you predict the specific poker combination of the winning hand
• Suits and Colours – Pays if you predict the suit and colour of specific cards

For example, the combination bet can have you predicting a Three of a Kind for a winning hand if you notice it forming early. The suits and colours wager can be won for example if you guess that cards revealed during the Flop will be red.

Furthermore, there is also the multi-bet feature where you can place all three of these bets on a single hand and receive three payouts if all of them win. Note that the payouts for each special wager is dynamic the same as with the main bet. The more likely something is to happen, the lower the payout and vice versa.

The multi-bet feature receives better odds if you were to place the different bets individually. However, if even one of them fails, the whole multi-bet loses.