Russian Poker is a very Popular Game.The game is played using one 52-card deck. The game uses standard poker rules for ranking and comparing hands.
The player places a mandatory Ante wager, plus an optional Bonus bet.
The player and the dealer are dealt five cards, with the dealer’s last (5th) card turned face up.
The player must make a decision to either Fold, Bet, Buy, or Draw.
- FOLD: The player’s five cards are discarded. The dealer collects the losing Ante.
- BET: The player places a wager of 2× the Ante in the Bet box.
- BUY: The player places 1× Ante to buy a 6th card.
- DRAW: The player places 1× Ante to exchange 1–5 cards.
If the player invoked either the Buy or the Exchange option, then the Fold or Bet decision will be made based on the new hand.
If the player has a hand of Three of a Kind or better, an Insurance Bet amounting to at least the player’s Ante bet and no more than half of the payout in the paytable for the player’s Raise bet can be placed.
In case the player has two combinations at the same time, the insurance will be bought for both combinations. For that, the first combination needs to be at least a Three of a Kind or higher.
The dealer’s cards are then opened and the poker value of the hand declared.
If the dealer qualifies with a hand of Ace–King or higher, the player’s hand will be settled as follows:
