Ultimate Holdem Strategy

Jun 29, 2015 Ultimate Texas Hold'em® is a poker-based casino game in which the player may make one raise at any time during the course of the hand. The earlier the raise is made the higher it may be. Unlike other poker-based games, raises made after the ante still have action, even if the dealer doesn't open. The majority of winning players do not include limping in their preflop poker strategy; unsurprisingly the majority of losing players think limping is the go-to strategy. Limping isn’t an effective approach as the small, ‘insignificant' losses add up quickly. See our Texas Holdem strategy guide for more information on limping.

How to Play Texas Hold’em Poker

Betting

In Ultimate Texas Hold’em, players have several betting options. To start the hand, players must make equal bets into the ante and blind circles. Players may also make the optional Trips bonus bet.

  • Ante and blind circles: Prior to the hand, each player must make equal bets into each of these circles. The amount of these bets is often determined by the table’s betting minimums.
  • Trips bonus: An optional bet, the trips bonus pays odds if your final five-card hand equals three-of-a-kind or better. Payouts for Trips bets are based on the odds of obtaining a hand.
  • Raise: Players may raise prior to the flop or at the conclusion of each round of action. Players can make only one raise per hand. The earlier a raise is made, the higher the value of the bet. For example, players who raise prior to the “flop”, may raise 3- or 4-times their original ante bet. The raise limit decreases following the “turn”, and again after the “river.”

Please refer to the table layout for payout details.

Gameplay

Ultimate Texas Hold’em is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. To begin the hand, the dealer places five cards, known as the community cards, face down on the table. Each player and the dealer are dealt two cards. Players look at their cards and make a decision to check or raise the ante bet.

The dealer turns over the community cards in two rounds. In the first round of play, known as the flop, the dealer reveals the first three community cards. The remaining two community cards are revealed simultaneously to complete the five-card community cards.
After each round, players have the chance to review the strength of their hand and make a raise if desired. At the conclusion of the second round, players must either match their original ante bet or fold.

Following the completion of all rounds and player bets, the dealer reveals his or her cards. In order to qualify, the dealer must hold at least a matched pair. If the dealer does not qualify, ante bets are returned to players. The dealer then compares their hand against those of the remaining players. The best poker hand wins.

rickhg12hs
I am hoping to better understand counting Dealer Outs.
In your Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em Strategy, you give an example for Ultimate Holdem Strategydealer outs for
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For each rank on the board there are three more that can beat you. For example, if the dealer has the jack of hearts, diamonds, or spades he will pair up and beat you. So, 5×3=15 cards will give the dealer a hidden pair. Also, all four queens and aces will beat you. So, 15+8=23 cards will beat you. If the dealer has one of the three remaining tens, then you'll lose lose. That brings us to 26. You need to have less than 21 outs to stay in, so fold.


Ultimate Holdem StrategyWould you elaborate on how the three remaining tens affect the dealer out count? It seems that if the dealer had a single ten and another card (4,3,2) then it would be a tie.
charliepatrick
As you say the single outs are KJ865=15 (pairs) and AQ=8 (high-hand), but there are also double outs of 10-7, 10-9, 9-7, 7-4 that beat you; while 10-2 10-3 10-4 are ties.
Wizard
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Would you elaborate on how the three remaining tens affect the dealer out count? It seems that if the dealer had a single ten and another card (4,3,2) then it would be a tie.


Good question. In that case the winner would depend on the dealer's lower card. I've revised my example to not count a card as an out unless it will definitely beat you.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
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rudeboyoi

Good question. In that case the winner would depend on the dealer's lower card. I've revised my example to not count a card as an out unless it will definitely beat you.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.


Why not count them as partial outs? Like 50% or 25%. So 4 tens would be 2 outs or 1 out.
rickhg12hs

..I've revised my example to not count a card as an out unless it will definitely beat you.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.


Thank you.
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Deucekies

Why not count them as partial outs? Like 50% or 25%. So 4 tens would be 2 outs or 1 out.


And along those lines, do I need to count 7-9 as a partial out? (7-9 makes a straight).
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rudeboyoi

And along those lines, do I need to count 7-9 as a partial out? (7-9 makes a straight).


No cause its neglible.
Deucekies

No cause its neglible.


Ok. Suppose there's a 5-6-7 on board. Now a 3-4, a 4-8 and an 8-9 all make straights. Or suppose there are 3 spades on board. Is it still negligible?
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rudeboyoi

Ok. Suppose there's a 5-6-7 on board. Now a 3-4, a 4-8 and an 8-9 all make straights. Or suppose there are 3 spades on board. Is it still negligible?


That's probably worth counting as one out.
Wizard
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Why not count them as partial outs? Like 50% or 25%. So 4 tens would be 2 outs or 1 out.

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Too complicated.

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Quote: Deucekies

And along those lines, do I need to count 7-9 as a partial out? (7-9 makes a straight).


Too complicated.
It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.