How to Play/Rules of the Game
Racing Poker® is the world's newest poker game, where you bet on the best hand of poker and race against the clock to place your bets on which hand/s you think will win. The odds you place your bets at is what those bets pay on regardless of how they may change as the game progresses.
Racing PokerŪ uses Popups, please disable any Popup Blocker you have running prior to playing the game.
There are 3 play modes:
- Solo mode where you control when the game deals,
- The Club (Tournament Play), where you select your Buy-in and play along with other players against the clock, and
- Racing 'Pot' Poker™: Which is similar to the Club but only the first 3 places of a Tournament are paid from the Pot: 50% for 1st, 30% for 2nd and 15% for 3rd. Game Gold is required to play Racing 'Pot' Poker™ Game Gold can be won or bought.
It is a game based on most of the rules of poker using a standard 52-card deck. (See below)
The goal is to profit on each game, doing so will get you shots, the more shots you get in a tournament the more you level up.
How to play
Initially, every player is given Racing Poker® Chips after registering to become a member.
You can check your Chips on the screen at any time.
Useful cards and useless cards
Useless cards are determined based on the following rules:
- Aces are always high.
- Higher singles will be kept.
- A pair is thrown in favour of a possible flush or double ended straight.
Suit hierarchy is Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades.
All other combinations such as a pair, two pairs and three of a kind are not considered to be a winning hand.
Commence Play
Wait for 20 seconds for other players to join in the tournament
Racing Poker® starts with a random deal of six hands where every hand consists of 5 cards. You can bet on every hand, and after every deal, you will be given 30 seconds time to place your bet.
In the first step, 30 random cards will be dealt and useless cards are thrown back into deck.
The example below demonstrates useful cards after useless cards are discarded.
Hand hierarchy determines the winner:
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Royal Flush
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Straight Flush
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Four of a Kind
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Full House
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Flush
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Straight
Placing bets
You are given 30 seconds to place your bets on each hand. To place a bet, please click on the bet button located on the right hand side of each hand.
Choose your bet by clicking the Bet button next to each hand.
The Quick Bet screen shows how to bet on any number of hands with any bet you choose, provided you have sufficient Chips to place a bet.
Winning hands and payouts
After 30 seconds, the remaining cards in the deck will be used for the next deal. If you have any winning hands, your bets will be paid out accordingly.
If you win your bet, the payout is the return amount on the winning hand.
Tournament rankings
You can check your tournament rank on the leaderboards located under the Main Menu.
At the end of tournament, results pop up to indicate your position in the tournament.
Gain XP's (Experience Points) to Level Up
To gain XP's you have to play in The Club or the High Roller games.
Gain XPs by getting Shots (where you win more than you bet or profit in a game). Winning Shots will reward you with Game Gold that allows you to play the High Roller game Racing 'Pot' Poker™.
If you make a profit in a game more than once you will get a Shot. The more games you profit on in The Club or High Roller games the more Shots you win.
Shots pay the following bonus depending how many you can get. A Shot is paid at the end of each game.
2shot --- extra 10% win Chips
3shot --- extra 20% win Chips
4shot --- extra 30% win Chips, 1 Gold
5shot --- extra 40% win Chips, 2 Gold, 1 XP (Experience Point)
6shot --- extra 50% win Chips, 3 Gold, 1 XP
7shot --- extra 60% win Chips, 4 Gold, 1 XP
8shot --- extra 70% win Chips, 5 Gold, 1 XP
9shot --- extra 80% win Chips,30 Gold, 3 XPs
10shot -- extra 90% win Chips,50 Gold, 5 XPs
Gain XP's (Experience Points) to Level Up.
To gain XP's you have to play in The Club or the High Roller games.
Gain XP's by topping tournaments or by getting Shots (where you win more than you bet or profit in a game). Winning Shots will reward you with Game Gold that allows you to play the High Roller game Racing 'Pot' Poker™
Levels are matched to player ranks as described below:
0+ - Plankton
2 - Sardine
5 - Small Fry
10 - Mullet
20 - Snapper
35 - Tuna
60 - Marlin
100 - Reef Shark
150 - Bull Shark
225 - Tiger Shark
325 - Hammerhead Shark
450 - Grey Nurse Shark
575 - Great White Shark
725 - Whale
900 - Whale Shark
1100 - Killer Whale
1400 - Sea Monster
1800 - The Kraken