Ultimate Texas Hold’em reference library

UTH Blind and Trips Pay Tables

Separate the base Blind wager from optional Trips and compare exact posted schedules.

Bottom line: Blind is part of the required base game; Trips is independent and optional. A strategy-friendly base game does not guarantee an attractive Trips table.

Standard Blind structure

A commonly published Blind table pays 500:1 for a royal flush, 50:1 for a straight flush, 10:1 for four of a kind, 3:1 for a full house, 3:2 for a flush, and 1:1 for a straight.

A winning hand below a straight normally pushes Blind. Dealer wins lose the wager.

Blind sensitivity

Reducing one premium payout changes base-game return even though the optimal decision chart may change little or not at all.

Maximum payout caps can also reduce rare-hand value for large wagers.

Trips

Trips commonly pays whenever the final seven-card availability makes three of a kind or better, regardless of whether the player beats the dealer.

Pay tables vary in royal, straight-flush, and quad awards. Some add mini-royal or progressive categories.

Combined exposure

Ante, Blind, Play, and Trips can put several units at risk on one deal. Expected loss and variance should be calculated for each component, then combined according to the planned wagers.

Never quote the element of risk for the base game as the edge of Trips.

Practical checklist

  • Copy the complete Blind table
  • Check caps
  • Copy the complete Trips table
  • Identify progressive eligibility
  • Calculate base and side wagers separately
Scope and review

Rules, probabilities, and payouts apply only to the model stated on this page. Posted casino rules control when they differ. Last reviewed September 20, 2026.