Three Card Poker

Playing The Game;

To play against the Dealer, the player places a wager on the ANTE spot and is dealt three cards. After looking at their hand the player may fold, or if they think their hand is high enough to beat the Dealer"s, the player can place an additional equal wager on the PLAY spot. If the player"s hand beats the Dealer"s qualifying hand of a Queen or better, they win both wagers. If the Dealer does not qualify, the player wins the ANTE wager and the PLAY wager is a push (tie). To play the hand value only and not against the Dealer, the player places a wager on the PAIR PLUS spot. If their hand contains a pair or better, the player wins. Playing The Game; To play both, the player bets the ANTE and PAIR PLUS spots. The player must then make a PLAY wager to continue the game. If a PLAY wager is not made, the player forfeits both the ANTE and PAIR PLUS wagers.

Ranking of Hands

From highest to lowest: Straight Flush, Three-of-a-Kind, Straight, Flush and a Pair. If no hand contains a pair or better, the hand that contains the highest-ranking cards) wins. Ace is high except Ace-2-3 sequence, being a straight.

Bonus Pay Outs

ActionDealerPay Outs
Player Folds Lose
Player
Bets  
Fails to qualify ANTE wins 1 to 1
Qualifies & Player"s hand Win PLAY Bet wins 1 to 1
ANTE Bet wins 1 to 1
Tie Push / Push
Ante Payouts Front Line Bets Payouts
Straight 1 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind 3 to 1
Straight Flush 4 to 1
Bonus Payouts Back Beat Payouts
Pair 1 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Straight 6 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind 25 to 1
Straight Flush 40 to 1

Probabilities

Hand Number Ratio Probability Payoff Sum
Straight Flush 48 48/22100 .0022 40 to 1 .088
3-of-a-kind 52 52/22100 .0024 30 to 1 .072
Straight 720 720/22100 .0326 10 to 1 .326
Flush 1,096 1,096/22100 .0496 6 to 1 .297
Pair 3,744 3,744/22100 .169 1 to 1 .169
High Card 3794 3794/22100 .172 Push .172
Less than Queen High 12,646 12,646/22100 .572 No Play .572
 Totals 22,100   1.000   .552
 
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