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Live casino poker: Hold'em, Three Card and Caribbean Stud compared

Live casino poker is played against the dealer, not other players. Each game pays on a fixed table and asks one main decision per hand, so the right decision rule sets the cost: from 2.16% of the ante in Casino Hold'em to 5.22% in Caribbean Stud.

19 live poker games are listed here. Below: the games compared, studios and limits, and the casinos ranked for live poker.

19 games listed Dealer games 18+ only

By Clara McKenzie Updated Oct 6, 2026

Casino Hold'em: 2.16% edge per ante
Three Card ante: 3.37%
Caribbean Stud: 5.22% per ante
Games listed: 19 8 studios
Highest max listed: $20,000 Casino Hold'em, Ezugi

Edges: Wizard of Odds, optimal strategy. Games, RTPs and limits as listed on the live game pages on livecasinorank.com, October 2026. Limits are the studio's table range; each casino can set its own.

Short answer

Which live poker game should I play?

Casino Hold'em or Ultimate Texas Hold'em if you will learn the raise-or-fold rule; both cost a little over 2% of the ante. Three Card Poker is simpler and costs more.

Casino Hold'em 2.16%

call or fold after the flop

Three Card Poker 3.37%

play with Q-6-4 or better

Caribbean Stud 5.22%

the costliest per ante

Live poker in three numbers

9 of 19
Live poker games listed here that come from Evolution.
2.32%
House edge of Three Card Poker's Pair Plus bet on the common 40-30-6-4-1 pay table.
$20,000
Highest table maximum listed, on Ezugi's Live Casino Hold'em.

Games compared

Live poker games side by side

Game	House edge	Main decision	What it means
Casino Hold'em	2.16% of ante	Call (2x ante) or fold after the flop	fold only the weakest hands
Ultimate Texas Hold'em	2.19% of ante	Raise 4x pre-flop, 2x on flop or 1x on river	raise early with strong hands
Three Card Poker	3.37% of ante	Play with Q-6-4 or better	simple rule, higher cost
Caribbean Stud	5.22% of ante	Raise with a pair or better and some ace-king hands	the costliest per ante

Wizard of Odds: house edge per ante with optimal strategy.

Games Live

Live poker games by studio

Evolution Gaming

Ezugi

17 live game pages on this site; RTP is each game's listed RTP.

Studios

Studios that make live poker

The range each studio lists for the table. Casinos can narrow it, so check the limits in the lobby.

Studio	#Games listed	#RTP listed	Lowest min	Highest max
Evolution	9	96.00–99.50%	$0.50	$5,000
Ezugi	3	93.90–98.94%	$0.50	$20,000
Playtech	2	96.29–99.17%	$0.10	$1,000

Games, RTPs and limits as listed on the live game pages on livecasinorank.com, October 2026. Limits are the studio's table range; each casino can set its own.

Table limits

Live poker limits

The range each studio lists for the table. Casinos can narrow it, so check the limits in the lobby.

Game	Lowest min	Highest max
Casino Stud Poker (Playtech)	$0.10	$1,000
Live Ultimate Texas Hold'em (Evolution)	$0.50	$500
Three Card Poker (Evolution)	$1	$1,000
Live Casino Hold'em (Ezugi)	$0.50	$20,000

Games, RTPs and limits as listed on the live game pages on livecasinorank.com, October 2026. Limits are the studio's table range; each casino can set its own.