Rules for
Three-Card Poker
What the game is
Three card poker is two games in one,
played simultaneously:
Pairplus and Ante / Call. The
player may bet on either one or in both, and in different amounts. Both
games are based on the same hand consisting of three cards and is
valued following the rules of normal poker. The following table shows
the winning hands achievable in three-card poker and their definitions:
|
Winning Hands
in Three-Card Poker |
|
Name |
Composition |
| Straight
flush |
Three consecutive cards of the
same suit. The ace may be high, over the King, or low, under
the Two. |
| Three
of a kind |
Three cards of the same value |
| Straight |
Three consecutive cards of
different suits. Ace can be high, over the King or low, under
the Two |
| Flush |
Three non-consecutive cards of
the same suit |
| Pair |
Two cards of the same value and
a third non-matching card |
| High Card |
A hand with a Queen, a King or
an Ace and two other non matching low cards |
The Pairplus game
The dealer's hand is immaterial for
this game. There is no raising and no discarding. The winning hands and their
payoffs are as follows:
|
Payoff Table
for PairPlus |
|
Hand |
Payoff |
| Straight
flush |
35:1 |
| Three
of a kind |
25:1 |
| Straight |
5:1 |
| Flush |
3:1 |
| Pair |
1:1 |
Ante and Call
Play begins with a wager on Ante, then the player and the dealer are
dealt three cards each, player's cards face up and dealer's face down. After the
player views his or her three
cards he or she may either raise by putting an equal bet on the Call
circle or fold and
lose the ante bet. If the player folds he or she also loses the Pairplus bet
if one was made. If the player does raise, then he
or she goes against the dealer. Hands are compared and the winner
is the hand with the higher rank, according to the tables above. 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. The dealer needs at least a queen high to qualify. Below are the
possible outcomes and their payoffs:
- Dealer does not qualify: Ante wins 1:1,
Call bet is returned.
- Dealer qualifies and player beats dealer: Both Call and Ante win
1:1.
- Dealer qualifies and dealer beats player: Both
Call and Ante
lose.
- Dealer qualifies and dealer ties player: Both Call and Ante push
and both bets are returned.
Additionally, Ante Bet has an Extra
Bonus on Ante Bet that does not depend on the dealer's hand
and pays according to the following table:
| Extra Bonus on Ante Bet |
| Hand |
Payoff |
| Straight flush |
5 to 1 |
| Three of a kind |
3 to 1 |
| Straight |
1 to 1 |
Bets
For both, PairPlus Bet and Ante Bet, the minimum is $1 and maximum is
$100.
How to play
To learn
how to play the game, please click on
How
to Play.
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