How To Play 3-Card Poker
Three Ways To Play
1. Playing Against the Dealer – ANTE WAGER
The object when playing against the dealer is to get a three card poker hand with a value higher that the dealers
qualifying hand of a Queen or better. Players place an ANTE wager. After looking at their three card poker hand,
players may fold or, if they believe their hand is high enough to beat the dealer’s hand, they will place an amount
EQUAL to the ANTE on the PLAY spot.
| *Player Folds |
LOSE |
| *When Dealer does not play |
PLAY is a PUSH ANTE wins 1 to 1 |
*When Dealer plays and player's hand beats dealer's hand |
PLAY wins 1 to 1
ANTE wins 1 to 1 |
*When Dealer plays and dealer's hand beats players hand |
PLAY is a loss ANTE is a loss |
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The ANTE BONUS is paid when a player is dealt one of the three highest ranking hands in the game. The ANTE BONUS
is paid regardless of the dealer’s hand. The ANTE BONUS payouts are attached.
2. Playing the Hand Value – PAIR PLUS
The object of betting the PAIR PLUS wager is to receive a pair or better. If the player’s hand contains a pair
or better the player wins the PAIR PLUS wager. Players receive PAIR PLUS payouts regardless of the delaer’s
hand. PAIR PLUS payouts are attached.
3. Playing Both – PAIR PLUS and ANTE
When a player bets both the PAIR PLUS wager and the ANTE (including PLAY), he is playing against two separate
paytables with two different criteria for payouts. In playing the ANTE wager, the object is to get a three-card
poker hand that beats the dealer’s qualifying hand of Queen or better. In playing the PAIR PLUS wager, the object
is to receive a pair or better. The ANTE and PAIR PLUS wagers do not have to be the same amount. Players
receive the PAIR PLUS payouts regardless of the dealer’s hand. Players can wager anywhere from the table minimum
to the maximum allowed bet on either spot. However, the PLAY wager must always equal the ANTE wager.
If the player has made the ANTE wager and the PAIR PLUS wager, he must make the PLAY wager or will forfeit
both the ANTE and PAIR PLUS wagers.