Six Card Dealer Bluff Poker is a poker variant table game that is distinctive. The dealer makes the first move and the players react to what he does. Please note that the dealer may occasionally bluff, but if you have poker experience, tell him that won’t help you because a electronic card reader which is programmed to operate randomly, makes all the decisions to bluff or not to bluff.
How to play
Players must first match initial bet Y blind bets The dealer deals six cards face down to each other and to himself. The dealer bets first, with the option to bet 1X, 2X or 3X the player’s ante. The electronic card reader will announce the amount of the dealer’s bet. Usually the dealer will bet more with a strong hand and less with a weak hand, but be aware that the dealer will occasionally bluff. The object is to beat the dealer with a better five-card poker hand.
After the dealer bets, players have the option to fold (lose the ante and blinds) or call (make a play bet equal to the dealer’s) or raise (double the dealer’s bet). The cards are then turned face up to determine the winner or winners.
Results
If the dealer has less than one pair, the ante is a push. All other bets receive action. If the dealer wins, the player’s ante, play and blind bets lose. If the player wins, the ante and play bets pay the same money. The blind bet is paid according to the following table:
hand Pay
Royal Flush – 500/1
Straight Flush – 50/1
Four of a Kind – 1/15
Full house – 4/1
Flush – 3 /1
Straight – 1.5/1
3/Type – 1/1
All others – Push
A tie between the dealer and the player is a tie.
Optional Bets
aces up – This optional bet pays the following even if the player loses the hand to the dealer:
hand Pay
Royal Flush – 200/1
Straight Flush – 50/1
Four of a kind – 30/1
Full House – 8/1
Color – 7/1
Direct – 6/1
Three of a kind – 4/1
Two pairs – 2/1
Pair of Aces – 1/1
Bidirectional Bad Beat – This option pays the following if the dealer or player has a pair of aces or better and loses. No matter who wins the hand, the player always wins if a bad hit occurs, unless there is a tie:
hand Pay
Straight Flush – 10,000/1
Four of a Kind – 5,000/1
Entire house – 500/1
Flush – 200/1
Straight – 100/1
Three of a Kind – 35/1
Two pairs – 10/1
Pair of Aces – 9/1
House advantage and strategy
The house edge for the starting hand is approximately 1.7%, the optional Aces Up and Bad Beat bets are approximately 6.2% and 10.6% respectively.
The strategy recommended by experts is: if the dealer bets 1X, fold KJ-8 or less, raise a pair of 3s or better, call all other hands. If the dealer raises 2X, fold a pair of 6s or less, raise a pair of 10s or better, call all other hands. If the dealer raises 3X, fold a pair of 9s or less, raise a pair of kings or better, call all other hands.
This poker game is pretty simple once you get the hang of it. There is also a benefit to the player in that the dealer acts first, but beware, the bluff!