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3 Card Poker Basics
- By Dave Zamzack
- Published 01/4/2008
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Three card poker is an easy
and relatively profitable casino game, the game was originally created by poker
player Derek Webb in the 90’s and rapidly became a popular casino game. The
game is a derivation from the English game called Three Card Brag and it is
also known as Tri-Card Poker or Poker Three. Poker Three can also be found in
some online casinos including BodogLife
Casino, Mansion
Casino, Casino
Tropez or Bet 365
casino.
The game basics are quite simple;
you place a bet, receive a three-card hand and get paid according to your hand.
The dealer's hand is not relevant since there is no raising and no discarding. Cards
are dealt from a standard 52 card deck and hands are ranked from highest to
lowest: Straight Flush, Three of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Pair, Nothing. A pair pays 1 to 1, a flush pays 4 to 1, a
straight pays 6 to 1, three of a kind pays 30 to 1 and a straight flush pays 40
to 1.
The second game gets a little
more complicated and is based more on the traditional Three Card Poker game.
After viewing your hand you can decide if you want to fold and lose your ante
bet, or call, which means you place another bet that equals your ante and then
you go up against the dealer's hand, which also consists in three cards facing down.
Playing both games is not a mandatory rule, but always consider that if fold
your ante, you will also lose your Pair Plus bet even if you have a winner’s
hand. The dealer needs a Queen or better to qualify. If the dealer fails to
qualify, you win your ante bet and the play bet is returned. If the dealer
qualifies and you do not beat him, you lose both your ante and play bet. There
are also bonus antes that can be won as a straight pays 1 to 1, three of a kind
pays 4 to 1 and a straight flush pays 5 to 1.
