Novo Poker
The goal of the game is to collect a combination of cards higher than the dealer. All players play against the casino, which means that everyone has a chance to win.
Playing the game
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The game is played with a deck of 52 cards. To start the game, you need to place an Ante bet before the deal begins. A bet on the bonus is also mandatory on each box (at least half the Ante bet).
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After the dealer says "no more bets", you can no longer touch or change your bets. Then the dealer deals 5 cards to himself and 5 cards to each guest's box.
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The player looks at his cards and makes a decision:
- Play. Then the player places cards on Bet and makes a bet equal to two Antes.
- Don't play. This means you need to fold (pass). The player can make such a decision if the combination of cards immediately seems potentially unwinnable to him. Important: in this case, the player loses the original Ante bet.
- Exchange from two to five cards for one Ante, then deliver the Bet, or fold the cards and lose the Ante. What does this mean? If you think you could make a winning combination, but need to replace two to five cards, you can "buy" the exchange of these cards for one Ante.
- Buy a sixth card for one Ante, then deliver the Bet, or fold the cards and lose the Ante.
- Insure your combination against the dealer's "no game", if you have a combination of "three of a kind" or higher.
- Buy the dealer's game, if the dealer has "no game".
Important details
- The player cannot have more than two combinations on the box.
- The second combination must include at least one card that is not part of the main combination. On five cards, the player's second combination can only be Ace + King. The player receives an additional payment for the second combination only if the main game is higher than the dealer's game. The sum of the payouts of the available combinations must not exceed the maximum payout of the table.
- The dealer always has only one combination.
- Ante is never paid, except in the situation of "no game" for the dealer, i.e. only Bet is paid according to the payout table, even if the player did not buy or change cards.
- Once a decision is made, players cannot change it, and after making a decision, players cannot touch their cards.
Insuring a game
When a player has a Three of a Kind game or better, they may place a wager to insure their hand against the dealer’s “No game”; to do this, the player puts chips in front of Ante.
The player may place a wager of up to 100% but no more than the table’s maximum payout. The minimum wager equals the Ante.
A player may place an insurance wager until the dealer announces that insurance wagers are no longer accepted.
- If the dealer has “No game”, the insurance wager is paid out 1:1.
- If the dealer has an Ace+King hand or better, the player’s insurance wager loses.
- If the dealer has a game equal to or better than the player’s hand, the insurance wager neither wins nor loses.
The total payout on hands and insurance may not exceed the table’s maximum payout. A blind box may not be insured.
Payouts
Table of payout ratios for combinations:
| COMBINATION | PAYOUT RATIO | |
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| Pair, Ace/King | 1:1 | |
| Two pairs | 2:1 | |
| Three of a Kind | 3:1 | |
| Straight | 4:1 | |
| Flash | 5:1 | |
| Full House | 7:1 | |
| Four of a Kind | 20:1 | |
| Straight Flush | 50:1 | |
| Royal flush | 100:1 |
Bonus on cards
Bonus wagers are accepted for boxes with an Ante wager, as an independent wager (without an Ante) and for the dealer’s cards. The bonus wager must abide by the table’s minimum and maximum as listed in the minimum and maximum Bonus wager table for the given table.
The total number of boxes is four no matter whether the boxes play with the principal Ante wager or only the Bonus wager.
Bonus wagers are accepted for a player’s own boxes and, with the other players’ permission, on their boxes as well.
All bonus wagers must be placed before dealing starts.
If a player wants to place a Bonus wager without a principal Ante wager, they must play by the blind box rules.
Bonus hands on open boxes are paid out right to left before card exchanges begin. The dealer turns to blind boxes and to wagers placed on the dealer’s cards after the dealer’s cards have been shown, in the general order (right to left). If the dealer has “no game”, the dealer first takes the wagers on the dealer’s cards. Then the dealer turns to open boxes, then to game purchase and then to insurance. The last item to be tackled is boxes that have only a Bonus wager.
The dealer puts losing Bonus wagers into the float. The bonus wager wins and is paid out always within the maximum Bonus payout for the following hands, irrespective of the dealer’s cards.
| Combinations | Payout ratios | |
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| 5 cards of the same color. The bonus is considered to be played only if there are no other combinations on these five cards. | 1:1 | |
| Two pairs | 2:1 | |
| Three of a kind | 7:1 | |
| Straight | 40:1 | |
| Flush | 50:1 | |
| Full House | 70:1 | |
| Four of a Kind | 200:1 | |
| Straight Flush | 500:1 | |
| Royal Flush | 1000:1 |
Get directions
Estosadok, Krasnaya Polyana Gambling Zone
We are 45 km from Sochi International Airport, a drive of 30–40 minutes. Take the E97 motorway towards Krasnaya Polyana and the Krasnaya Polyana resort. Follow the route for 42 km to the resort of Rosa Khutor. You may leave your car on the open unguarded parking lot. Parking fees for guests are charged at the rates of the Rosa Khutor resort.