
You can play three card poker in a few different ways. Play your three-card poker hand against kbo77 the dealer’s, or bet that you’ll get a pair or better in your three-card hand, or do both at once.
Payouts
The dealer needs at least a queen to “qualify.” If your hand beats the dealer’s qualifying hand, you win even money on both the ante and play wagers. Your ante bet pays a bonus according to the payout table.
If your hand ties the dealer’s qualifying hand, both the play and ante wagers are a push. If you made a pair plus bet and your hand contains a pair or better, you win, according to the pair plus pay table.
If the dealer doesn’t qualify, you win even money on the ante wager, and the play wager is a push.
Ante bonus payouts
Hand value Bonus payout
Straight flush 5 to 1
Three of a kind 4 to 1
Straight 1 to 1
To play based on your cards only, not against the dealer’s hand
Make a pair plus wager.
The dealer deals you three cards.
If your hand contains a pair or better, you win, according to the pay table.
Pair plus payouts
Hand value Bonus payout
Straight flush 40 to 1
Three of a kind 30 to 1
Straight 5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Pair 1 to 1
Six-card bonus side bet
An optional wager that pays, according to a pay table, if the combination of your hand and the dealer’s hand creates a poker hand with a three of a kind or better. It pays out regardless of the dealer’s hand.
Six-card bonus pay table
Hand value Bonus payout
Royal flush 1,000 to 1
Straight flush 200 to 1
Step 1
Make an ante wager, and optional “pair plus” wager.
Step 2
The dealer deals each player three cards, and takes three, face down.
Step 3
After looking at your three-card hand, you can fold. You’d forfeit your ante, but the pair plus wager can still win, if you made one.
Step 4
To keep playing against the dealer, place a “play” bet equal to your ante.
Step 5
Compare your three-card hand to the dealer’s.
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