by Gayle Mitchell
3-Card Poker is a choice that many casino players
are
exploring online and off.
In this lesson at Learn Poker, the rules
and
strategies are explained to
assist in the play of this fun game.
3-Card Poker is played at a table similar to blackjack and
the goal is to make the best hand from three cards with no draws or
wild cards.
Below are the five possible winning hands:
Pair - two cards of the same rank
Flush - any three cards of the same suit
Straight - three cards in consecutive order, regardless of
suit, example=6, 7, 8.
Three of a Kind - three cards of the same rank
Straight Flush - three cards in consecutive order, the same
suit, example=8, 9, 10.
There are three betting areas in front of you: Ante, Play
and Pair Plus.
Your choices include 1) only the Ante or 2) only Pair Plus
or 3) both.
Cards are dealt from a continuous shuffle machine utilizing
a single deck and each player receives three cards.
The dealer must have a Queen or higher in order that the game
‘qualifies’
otherwise all bets are returned.
Ante Bet:
After the Ante bet is placed and cards dealt, a
decision is made as to whether you want to continue play against the
dealer.
Play Bet:
To continue, you put your cards face down in the
Play box directly in front of you and match your Ante bet. Beating the
dealer’s
hand receives a 1 to 1 payout.
However, there are generous payouts for the following hands
with this bet.
Straight Flush: 5 to 1
Three of a Kind: 4 to 1
Straight: 1 to 1
To stop play and fold, toss your cards towards center face
down. You then lose your Ante Bet.
In addition, if the dealer's hand beats the player, the
player loses both Ante and Play bets
Pair
Plus Bet: you are betting on your own hand only and the
payoffs are as
follows:
Straight Flush: 40 to 1
Three of a Kind: 30 to 1
Straight: 6 to 1
Flush: 4 to 1
Pair: 1 to 1
If your bet is Pair Plus only, then you are paid for a pair
or better regardless of the dealer’s hand as above.
Otherwise,
you lose your
bet with the absence of a pair.
Once all betting choices have been made and cards dealt, the
dealer then reveals his/her hand and pays accordingly.
3-Card Poker |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Straight Flush |
40 to 1 |
35 to 1 |
40 to 1 |
40 to 1 |
Three-of-a-Kind |
30 to 1 |
25 to 1 |
25 to 1 |
30 to 1 |
Straight |
6 to 1 |
6 to 1 |
6 to 1 |
6 to 1 |
Flush |
4 to 1 |
4 to 1 |
4 to 1 |
3 to 1 |
Pair |
1 to 1 |
1 to 1 |
1 to 1 |
1 to 1 |
Casino Advantage |
2.32% |
3.49% |
4.58% |
7.28% |
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