Three Card Poker is a version of Poker using a single deck of 52 cards that gives you three different ways
to play.

The aim of the game is to have a higher Poker hand than the Dealer, or to have a hand of a pair or higher,
or to have any combination of the two.

The ranking of hands in Three Card Poker is different from traditional Poker. In Three Card Poker a Straight beats a Flush and a Three of a Kind beats a Straight.

If a hand does not contain a Pair or higher, the hand that contains the highest ranking card(s) wins. Ace is high except in a 3-2 Ace sequence.

Cards are ranked from highest to lowest as shown in the image above.

The object of the game is to get a Three Card Poker hand with a value higher than the Dealers hand. At the start of the game before any cards are dealt, decide whether to place a bet on Ante and/or on Pair Plus.

After you have placed your initial bet(s), the Dealer will deal three cards face-down to each player and to themselves.

After all the cards have been dealt, pick up your cards and view them.

If you have placed an Ante bet and you believe your hand is high enough to beat the Dealer’s hand, then you can continue to play by placing an additional bet on play that is equal to your original Ante bet.

If you believe your hand will not beat the Dealer’s or you do not have a Pair, then you can fold and your Ante and/or Pair Plus bets will be collected by the Dealer.

Once all players have placed a play bet or folded, the Dealer will turn their cards face-up. To qualify, the Dealer must have a hand of at least Queen high. If the Dealer does not qualify with a Queen high, then all Ante, Ante bonus and Pair Plus bets are paid

If the Dealer qualifies and your hand beats the Dealer’s, then your Ante and Play bets are paid at even money. The Dealer will then pay any Ante Bonus and Pair Plus bets at the odds listed in the table to the right.

Should the Dealer’s hand beat your hand, the Dealer will collect both your Ante bet and Play bet. However Ante bonus and Pair Plus bets will be paid at the odds listed in the table.

Ante Bonus bets are paid on all Straights or better;
regardless of the result of the Dealer’s hand. When your hand qualifies for an Ante Bonus you will win the bonus payout appropriate to that hand (see pay table).

A Pair Plus bet will win when your hand has at least a Pair, regardless of the Dealer’s hand (see pay table).