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Lucky Live Texas Hold´em Poker Review 

Texas Hold´em Poker is currently the most popular variation of Poker in North America, Europe and online ever since the year 2000 due to the exposure this game has had on T.V., on Internet and in popular literature. Fortunately for us, Lucky Live Casino offers us LIVE Texas Hold´em Poker. Lucky Live Casino wouldn’t be complete without this game on its gaming list. I personally have more fun playing live online poker than I do when I am actually at a casino. Why? Well, it’s simply because I do not have to deal with loads of people surrounding me and blowing cigarette smoke in my face. I can listen to the type of music I want, or have complete silence if I feel like it. I can wear what I want, do what I want and play what I want when I want. What more can someone asks for when feeling the need to play Poker. The casino maintains its innovative reputation by providing us with a high quality video feed of Texas Hold´em Poker directly from the Fitzwilliam Card Club and Casino ® in Dublin, Ireland. You can rest assured that the live Poker games are authentic at Lucky Live Casino. Not only is the game for real, the Poker table image on your computer screen is a nearly exact representation of a real Poker table. I find that playing live online Poker is much easier than physically being at a bricks and mortar casino because the online casino provides you with reminders and guides that appear on the card table. What you see is what you get…real, live fun with intimate gaming characteristics and personalized comfort.

Texas Hold´em is different from other Poker variations mainly because the game makes use of five community cards. The community cards are five shared, face up cards which are used in any combination with the two Hole or Private cards of the player in order to make the best five card hand possible. Unlike Draw Poker, a player bets four times in Texas Hold´em Poker. This means that a player has more of a chance to play strategically. It is more of a mind game than a game of chance, such as Roulette. I am sure the strategical challenge has influenced the game’s popularity.
What is really great about playing live Texas Hold´em Poker at Lucky Live Casino is its accessibility. Once you have signed up, logged in and accessed the Game Lobby you will probably notice that the casino supposedly only offers Live Texas Hold´em from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Dublin, Ireland time). This does not apply any longer. I logged on at 11:00 PM Dublin time and I was still able to play Live Poker. So this information is out of date. I have contacted the Support Department concerning this matter. Apart from being able to play whenever you have an internet connection and spare time, the minimum bet is €1. As you can tell, this makes it easy for someone to say, “I feel like playing.” You don’t need a lot of money to join in on the fun. The maximum bet is €200. As you can tell the game was made for players of all betting ranges.

We only play against Lucky Live Casino’s dealer’s hand in this version of live Poker. Before the first card is dealt, you need to make an “Ante” bet. You may also make a Bonus Bet. A Bonus Bet is won when the first two cards dealt are the same value. I was very surprised to see what the payouts are for winning the Bonus Bet. These Bets are paid immediately after the first two Hold cards have been dealt. The Bonus Payouts that I have listed below also appear on the Poker table image. So there is no need to worry about memorizing what a Bonus Bet consist of.

Once the two Hole cards (personal cards) are dealt you may then choose the Bet again or Fold. If you choose to Fold, your Ante Bet is lost. If you choose to bet again, you must check the “Bet” button that appears on the card table. This second “Flop” Bet is double the Ante Bet. Below is an image of the Bet and Fold button I am referring to:

As you can see I bet €5 for my Ante Bet. Then, Lucky Live Casino gives me the choice to Bet or Fold. In this picture I only have 4 seconds left on the clock.  It is VERY important to remember that you only have 10 (ten) seconds to decide if you will Bet or Fold. If you do not decide before the 10 seconds are up, the casino will consider it a Fold and you will loose your initial bet. Once you have made up your mind (lets say you choose to bet again) then the three Flop cards will be dealt and then turned over. You can also see in the image above the three outlined illustrations where the Flop cards will be dealt. Once flopped the casino needs to know if you will continue with the third Bet or if you will Check on the Turn card. The Turn is the fourth card left of the Flop cards. If you choose to Bet you will only need to bet the amount of your initial Ante Bet. Again, you will only have ten seconds to make your decision. If you do not Bet in time then the game will consider it a Check. The fourth card is then revealed. Finally, you will need to Bet on the fifth card called the River. This is the card left of the Turn card. The River Bet also costs the same as the Ante Bet. Again, once the ten seconds are up, the dealer’s cards are revealed. The winning hand will be paid 1 to 1. If your Ante Bet was €5, then you will win €25 because after the four Bets the sum you actually put in the pot is €25. If the dealer and your hands are equal value, then the next highest card will decide the winner.
When you study the Live Poker game at Lucky Live Casino you will see what I mean when I say the video feed is a great innovation. Just check out the screen image I have here. As you can tell the Poker table representation is almost exactly the same as you would find in a bricks and mortar casino. As I mentioned earlier the casino gives you a reminder guide for the Bonus Payouts. There is also a reminder guide for the minimum and maximum bet on the left side of the video feed. On the superior part of the live Poker table you can see the total Credits your gaming account currently has. In the image below you can see my gaming account had €1,036.25. An amount appears below the Last Win (to the right of the Credits) if you have won the previous hand. I had just won €9. To the right of the Last Win is the word Bet. The amount you will currently Bet on will appear. I Bet €5 on the game I had just won. So for the next hand I either had to let the €5 ride or clear the bet. You can also see that after each game the video feed changes view and goes from a distant view of the live dealer to a close up of the Poker cards…the winning hand. I appreciate this view because you can check for oneself what the dealt cards were.

Lucky Live Casino makes sure you know the game is authentic. Another way the casino confirms the live Texas Hold´em Poker game is genuine is by making the dealer pass each card that he or she deals over a bar code scanner. Each playing card has a bar code on its face. So when the live dealer scans the bar code, the image is replicated on your computer screen. So the video feed and the bar code scanner cross check the cards dealt. If you ever have any kind of doubt or comment, Lucky Live Casino offers us the option to actually send the live dealer a message. You can chat with the dealer. In the last image I referred to you can see on the inferior part of the video screen the message “Send a message to the dealer.” How intimate is that!

Playing live Texas Hold´em Poker at Lucky Live Casino is the real thing! Its a complete package in a simple presentation. It is simply a question of becoming a member, logging in and depositing money into your gaming account. If you prefer not to deposit any money immediately, then you can simply play for fun with Lucky Live Casino fun tokens. When ever I first join an online casino I always make sure I read up on the terms and conditions and then play for fun in order to make sure I understand all of the house rules. It is so easy to switch from playing for fun into playing for real. It is just a matter of choosing which deposit method is easiest for you. To read up on Lucky Live Casino´s Payment Methods Click Here.
They always have great permanent BONUSES too, but keep in mind that the casino contacts their players via e-mail when they have seasonal promotions for playing live Poker. I also recommend quickly reading over the Guide to Gaming (in HELP section of their web site). It is very informative.

As you can probably tell, I always have a great time when I play live Texas Hold´em at Lucky Live Casino. Even if I don’t win money every game, I am always a winner simply because I am partaking in the newest level of  entertainment. I leave with a smile on my face.

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