The Royal Hold’em variant is very similar to the popular Texas Hold’em. On 22nd May 2008, the Nevada Commission approved this variation of poker that is now listed as one of the card games that can be legally played in casinos. Royal hold’Em is played with a French deck containing only Tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces (20 cards in total). Considering the limited number of cards involved, the number of players can vary from a minimum of two through a maximum of six. Even though the rules are practically the same as forTexas Hold’em’s, the small deck requires completely different strategies for this particular version which the experts say to be dependent on the chance more than on the player’s skills.
If compared to he traditional Hold’em, Royal Hold’em is more suitable for those players searching for action and intense game, or people who consider Texas Hold’em as a waiting game. Even if it is too early to tell if Royal Hold’em will become a threat for the powerful Texas Hold’em, the recent licence obtained for another poker variant called No River Hold’em is a proof that the New Poker Championships (Las Vegas’ inventor of Royal Hold’em) is willing to carve out a niche in the world of poker.
In the online version when you’re playng poker we remember you can even play side casino games just if you’re bored.
