Overview of 3 Card Poker

Published on: September 8, 2015 

Poker variations can often be enjoyed online for free and for real money and at the leading casino sites, players will find many variations of the game. One of the popular choices is 3 Card Poker, an easy to play game that can offer great rewards. This game is played with a single deck of cards and there are two betting options that are available. Players can choose these bets before any cards are dealt and they include the Ante and play bet and the Pair Plus bet. The Ante and Play bet is a bet that the player will have a hand to beat the dealer. The Pair Plus bet s a bet on the quality of the hand of the player, regardless what the dealer is holding.

When playing the Ante and Play bet, players will be dealt three cards and the dealer will get three cards. After viewing the dealt cards, players will decide whether they make a play bet by placing another bet that is of the same value to the ante bet, or they can fold the hand, losing the ante bet as well as any Pair Plus bet. The dealer hand is then revealed. If the dealer does not have a Queen high, the ante bet wins even money. If the dealer has a Queen high and the player hand beats the dealer hand, the ante bet wins even money. With a dealer hand of Queen high with a player hand of equal value, the ante bets are returned and with a Queen high for the dealer and a losing player hand, the ante bet is lost. There are also payouts on the player hand regardless of the dealer hand. A straight offers even money, three of a kind wins 4:1 and a straight flush wins 5:1.

The Pair Plus is a side bet that does not have to be placed, but it can offer great payouts. This bet is only dependent on the cards that are dealt to the player. If players do not hold a pair or better, the bet is lost. Winning hands pay even money for a pair, 4:1 for a flush, 6:1 for a straight, 30:1 for a three of a kind and 40:1 for a straight flush. With these payouts, most players will always choose to place the side bet, which is where most of the money from the game will be won.

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