Three Card Poker

 

Easy To Understand. Fun To Play.

Three Card Poker uses a standard 52-card deck. The game allows the player to:-

  • bet against the dealer.

  • bet only on the value of his own hand.

  • bet both against the dealer and on the value of his own hand.

Ranking of Hands
The ranking of the hands in Three Card Poker differs from traditional poker hands. In Three Card Poker, a STRAIGHT beats a FLUSH. Cards are ranked from highest to lowest as below:-

  • Straight Flush

  • Three Of A Kind

  • Straight

  • Flush

  • Pair

If a hand does not contain a pair or better, the hand that contains the highest ranking card(s) wins. Ace is high except 3-2-ACE in sequence.

1. Playing Against the Dealer - ANTE WAGER

The objective of playing against the dealer is to get a three card poker hand with a value higher than the dealer's qualifying hand of a Queen or better. Player starts by placing an ANTE wager. After looking at their three card poker hand, players may fold, or, if they believe their hand is high enough to beat the dealer's hand, they will place an amount EQUAL to the ANTE on the PLAY spot.

Playing Against the Dealer

Player Folds LOSE
When dealer does not play PLAY is a PUSH
ANTE wins 1 to 1
When dealer plays and player beats dealer's hand PLAY wins 1 to 1
ANTE wins 1 to 1
When dealer plays and dealer's hand beats player's hand PLAY is a loss
ANTE is a loss

The ANTE BONUS is paid when a player is dealt one of the three highest ranking hands in the game.

The ANTE BONUS is paid regardless of the dealer's hand. The ANTE BONUS is paid regardless of the dealer's hand. The ANTE BONUS payouts are as follows:

Straight Flush 5 to 1
Three of a kind 4 to 1
Straight 1 to 1


2. Playing the Hand Value - PAIR PLUS

The objective of betting the PAIR PLUS wager is to receive a pair or better. If the player's hand contains a pair or better the player wins the PAIR PLUS wager. Players receive PAIR PLUS payouts regardless of the dealer's hand. PAIR PLUS payouts are as follows:

Straight Flush (Any suit) 40 to 1
Three of a Kind 30 to 1
Straight 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Pair 1 to 1


3. Playing Both - PAIR PLUS and ANTE

When a player bets both the PAIR PLUS and the ANTE (including PLAY), he is playing against two separate pay tables with two different criteria for payouts.

In playing the ANTE bet, the objective is to get a three card poker hand that beats the dealer's qualifying hand of Queen or better.

In playing the PLAY PLUS wager, the objective is to receive a pair or better.

The ANTE and PAIR PLUS wager do not have to be the same amount. Players receive PAIR PLUS payouts regardless of the dealer's hand.

Players can bet anywhere from the table minimum to the maximum allowed bet on either spot. However, the PLAY bet must always equal the ANTE bet.

If the player has made ANTE wager and the PLAY PLUS bets, he must make the PLAY bet or he will forfeit both the ANTE and PAIR PLUS bets.

Side bets between players are not allowed.