Three Card Poker
With Three Card Poker you can choose between two games, Pair Plus and Ante Play. The object of Ante Play is to achieve a higher hand than the Dealer. The object of Pair Plus is to get a 3-card hand containing at least one pair. The games are played with 1 standard deck of 52 cards, shuffled after each round. You may play either game or both using the same 3 cards dealt. The card values follow Poker standards:
- Ace - 14
- King - 13
- Queen - 12
- Jack - 11
- All other cards maintain their face value. Hands are ranked using the following 3 Card Poker rankings:
Hand |
Hand Description |
|
| Straight | Three cards in sequence of the same suit | |
| Three of a Kind | Three cards of the same value | |
| Straight | Any three cards in sequence but not of the same suit | |
| Flush | Three cards of the same suit | |
| One Pair | Two cards of the same value and one unmatched card |
Ante Play
The object is to achieve a higher hand than the Dealer. The Dealer needs greater than or equal to Queen-high hand to qualify. The player receives 3 cards face up, instead, the Dealer receives 3 cards face down. After viewing his cards, the player may fold, in which case the game is over and the Ante bet is lost. If the player decides to play, he places an additional bet to the same value of the Ante and the Dealer's cards are revealed.
Payouts
Payouts are in accordance with the 4 following outcomes:
- Dealer does not qualify. - Ante bet wins 1:1, Play bet pushes
- Dealer qualifies and Player beats Dealer. - Ante wins 1:1, Play wins 1:1
- Dealer qualifies and Dealer beats Player. - Ante loses, Play loses
- Dealer qualifies and Dealer and Player tie. - Ante pushes, Play pushes
High Card Rules
If Player and Dealer both have High card only, the highest card wins. If Dealer and Player tie on High card, the next highest card is used to break the tie. If this card also ties, the 3rd card is used to break the tie, if this card also ties Ante Play hand is a push. Ante Bets Extra Bonus In addition to the normal payouts Ante bets pay an extra bonus on any of the following hands regardless of whether you beat the Dealer or not:
Hand |
Extra Bonus |
|
| Straight Flush | 5/1 | |
| Three of a Kind | 4/1 | |
| Straight | 1/1 |
The object is to get a 3-card hand containing at least One Pair without raising or discarding. Pair Plus bets are paid regardless of the Dealer's Hand as shown below.
Hand |
Hand Description |
Odds |
| Straight Flush | Three cards in sequence of the same suit | 40/1 |
| Three of a Kind | Three cards of the same value | 30/1 |
| Straight | Any three cards in sequence but not of the same suit | 6/1 |
| Flush | Three cards of the same suit | 4/1 |
| One Pair | Two cards of the same value and one unmatched card | 1/1 |
