To play the Three-Card Poker game, simply take the following steps:
First: Place your bets
In Three-Card Poker you can make three different
bets: The Pair+ (PairPlus) bet, the Ante Bet and the
Call Bet. The Pair+ and the Ante bets are placed at the
begining of each round before any cards are dealt, while the Call
bet is placed only after seeing what your cards are and if you think
there are good chances of winning the hand.
In the lower part of the Three-Card Poker table you have a row of
chips of different value. To make
your wager, click on the chip you want to bet and drag it
to the Ante Bet circle or the Pair+ rhomb. You can also place bets
by clicking on the Ante Bet circle or the Pair+ rhomb with the left
button of your mouse. In this case the chip betted will be the one surrounded by
a bright circle. You can bet any number of chips up
to an added value of $100 in each of these two wagers. If you change your mind about
a bet, you also can withdraw chips before any cards are
dealt, by clicking on it with the RIGHT button of the mouse.
You can play with the Ante Bet only, or with the PairPlus bet only, or
with both. They are independent bets. The game won't let you raise the ante bet to a value higher
that half the balance you have. This is because you must reserve money enough
to cover for a possible Call Bet.
Second: Deal cards
When you are done making your initial bets, click on the "DEAL"
button, which is activated once the a bet is placed.
The Three-Card Poker dealer deals you three cards face-up and three cards face down to
herself.
Third: Decide about play or fold
In the Three-Card Poker Rules
page you can see the list of winning poker hands with three cards.
If you think that you have a good chance of beating
the dealer's hand, then click on the "CALL" button,
otherwise click on the "FOLD" button. If you choose
"CALL", a third Call Bet of the same value than the Ante Bet
is automatically placed and subtracted from your balance. Then the
dealer shows her hand, both hands are evaluated, the prize, if any, is
automatically paid to you and the hand is over. If you choose
"FOLD", the hand is over and you loose your Ante Bet and
your Pair Plus bet if you placed one.
How hands are compared
In Three-Card Poker the winner is the hand with the higher rank, according to the hands table in the
Rules page. In case of a tie, for example, if
both player and dealer have a pair, the winner is the hand with the higher
pair. If the tie still persists, then the remaining cards are taken into account
and the winner is the hand with higher remaining cards. Suit does not count
in hand evaluation.
Winnings
In Three-Card Poker you can win four different prizes:
a) The PairPlus prize. It does not depend on the dealers hand.
You can see the payoff table for these prizes at the left
of the screen. If your hand qualifies for a PairPlus prize, it is
always paid to you regardless of what the dealer may have.
b) The Ante Bet Extra Bonus.
The payoff table for these prizes is shown at the right of the screen. As with the PairPlus bet, if
your hand qualifies for an Ante Bet Extra Bonus prize, it is always
paid to you regardless of what the dealer may have.
c) The Ante Bet prize. It is paid
only if your hand beats the dealer's hand. Payoff is 1:1. If there is
a tie or push your Ante Bet is returned to you.
d) The Call Bet prize: It is paid
only if your hand beats the dealer's hand. Payoff is 1:1. If there is
a tie or push your Call Bet is returned to you.
In the lower right corner of the
Three-Card Poker screen you can see four indicators showing your winnings in each of
the four prizes. At the lower left there is an indicator
entitled "You Won". It shows the net total winnings
of the hand, that is, the prizes won less the bets lost. Negative
results (net loses) are not shown.
Dealer plays only with a Queen or higher
In Three-Card Poker the dealer may or may not play a
hand, depending on its value. If the dealer has a hand with nothing of value equal or higher than a
Queen, then the dealer does not qualify. In this this case the player
automatically wins the Ante Bet, which is paid 1:1, and the Call Bet
is returned to the player with no winnings.
Sound:
The Three-Card Poker game starts in silent mode due to the fact
that the sound files take some time to load, but the sound starts
automatically after a few moments. To activate or deactivate the
sounds, click on the "Sound" button at the lower right of
the table.
Music:
The Three-Card Poker game is loaded with no music. To activate it click on the
"Music" button located at the lower left part of the table and
click it again to deactivate it. Music activation is possible only if
the "Sound" button is also depressed. Releasing the
"Sound" button shuts down not only the game sounds, but the
music also. The first time you put on the music it takes a few
moments while the sound file downloads. After that, each tune is
automatically changed each three minutes approximately and they continue
playing while the "Music" button remains depressed. If you
don't like a tune, you can change it by releasing the "Music"
button, then depressing it again. The sound quality depends
strongly on your sound card and the browser you use.
Prizes and Rules
To learn about the Three-Card Poker winning hands, prizes and the rules of the game click
on Rules.