Three Card Poker
This game is played with a standard 52 card playing deck. The objective is to create a higher ‘3 card poker hand’ than the dealer.
- Player makes an Ante and/or Pairplus bet
- The dealer gives each player three cards and himself three cards. The player may examine his own cards. The dealer's cards are dealt face down.
- If the player made the Ante bet, then he has must either fold or raise.
- If the player folds, then he forfeits his Ante wager.
- If the player raises, then he must make an additional Play bet, equal exactly to his Ante bet.
- The dealer will turn over his cards.
- The dealer needs a queen high or better to qualify.
- If the dealer does not qualify then the player will win even money on the Ante bet and the Play bet will push.
- If the dealer qualifies, then the player's hand will be compared to the dealer's hand, the higher hand wins. The order of poker hands is indicated below.
- High Card
- Pairo Flush
- Straighto 3 of a kind
- Straight Flush
- If the player has the higher poker hand then the Ante and Play will both pay even money.
- If the dealer has the higher poker hand then the Ante and Play will both lose.
- If the player and dealer tie then the Ante and Play bets will push.
- If the player made the Ante bet and has a straight or higher then the player will receive an Ante Bonus, regardless of the value of the dealer's hand. The Ante Bonus will pay based on the below paytable
- The Pairplus bet will pay entirely based on the poker value of the player's hand. The dealer may have a higher hand but if the players hand qualifies on the Pairplus paytable this pairplus bet will win based on the below paytable.
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Ante Bonus Pay Table |
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Straight |
1 - 1 |
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3 of a kind |
4 - 1 |
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Straight Flush |
5 - 1 |
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Pair Plus Pay Table |
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Pair |
1 - 1 |
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Flush |
4 - 1 |
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Straight |
5 - 1 |
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3 of a kind |
25 - 1 |
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Straight Flush |
40 - 1 |






