Casino & Table Games

Casino Hold'em odds

House edge (ante bet)

2.16% on the common pay table²¹

House edge range

Just below 2% to around 2.5% depending on pay table²

Common bonus payouts

Royal flush 100:1, straight flush 20:1, four of a kind 10:1, full house 3:1, flush 2:1, straight or less 1:1²

Key points

• Casino Hold'em is a poker variation played against the house, not other players.¹²
• The ante bet carries a house edge of 2.16% on the standard pay table.²¹
• Bonus payouts for rare hands vary by table; one common table pays 100:1 for a royal flush.²

Where this term is used

• Casino floor
• Odds and probability
• Poker

Not the same as

• Casino blackjack odds — based on blackjack totals and decision structure, not poker-hand comparisons and pay tables
• Casino baccarat odds — based on banker/player/tie outcomes, not poker hand strength and dealer qualification

Related terms

Sources

1. Casino Hold 'em wizardofodds.com Provides the house edge figure of 2.16% and general odds for Casino Hold'em.
2. Casino hold 'em en.wikipedia.org Supplies the house edge range and pay table details for Casino Hold'em.

Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.