Online casino poker usually means one of two things: video poker, played alone against a paytable, or table versions such as Three Card Poker, played against the dealer. Both differ from a poker room, where you play against other people. For The Grand Ivy poker, the first step is knowing which kind you want to play.
Common poker variants
Video poker is the best-known casino version. You are dealt five cards, choose which to hold, and are paid by the ranking of the final hand. Jacks or Better and Deuces Wild are common titles, and the paytable shown in the game sets the payouts.
Table versions put you against the dealer. Three Card Poker uses a three-card hand, Caribbean Stud and Casino Hold'em use five or seven cards, and each has its own ante and side bets. Texas Hold'em cash games and tournaments against other players belong to poker rooms, which are a separate product from casino games.
Which of these The Grand Ivy offers is worth checking before you plan a session, so look at its game list first or visit The Grand Ivy.
Poker rules in short
Poker uses a standard deck of 52 cards, and hands are ranked from high to low: royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pair, one pair and high card.
In video poker you place a bet, receive five cards, hold the ones you want and replace the rest once. The final hand is paid according to the paytable. Two games with the same name can pay differently, so read the paytable before you start.
At a table version you place an ante, you and the dealer receive cards, and you decide whether to continue or fold. The better-ranked hand wins, and any side bets are settled separately.
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RNG or live dealer
An RNG game shuffles digitally and deals each hand independently, so play is quick and you set the pace. A live dealer table uses a real dealer and physical cards on a video stream, plays more slowly and has its own table limits. Our live casino page covers how live tables work.
Practical tips
Learn the hand rankings and the paytable before you stake anything, and choose a stake you are comfortable losing. Betting systems do not change the odds, because every hand is dealt independently and the result stays random.
