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• How to Play Three Card Poker Three Card Poker is dealt with a single 52-card deck that is shuffled after each hand. The goal of the game is to have a higher scoring card than the dealer. There are two wagers to be made in the main game, and an additional one or two wagers for the side bonus games.
• KEY TAKEAWAYS There are two basic ways to play Three Card Poker: ante-play and Pair Plus. Two win in ante-play if the dealer has a Queen or better, your hand must beat the dealer. To win in Pair Plus, you do not have to beat the dealer, but your hand must have a pair or better.
• Three Card Poker Basics The first action in a Three Card Poker hand is a mandatory bet known as the Ante. This wager must be made for a player to take a hand. After making the ante bet (along with the Pair Plus and other side bets, which will be explained below) players receive three cards, as does the dealer.

Three Card Poker is a casino table game based on poker. A Three Card Poker table in a casino aboard the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship. The casino variant of Three Card Poker was first created by Derek Webb in 1994 and patented in 1997. Webb's goal was to create a version of poker that played with the speed of other table games. Three Card Poker is among the most popular casino table games at both land-based and online casinos. Three Card Poker Review.

PLAY PAIR PLUS

Bet the PAIR PLUS spot to bet on your own hand. If your hand contains a pair or better, you win! Ante bet required to play.

PLAY ANTE

Bet on the ANTE spot to play against the dealer’s hand. It’s just you and the dealer!

If you bet on the ANTE spot and like your hand, you must place a wager on the PLAY spot that is equal to the ANTE. Your 3 Card Poker hand against the dealer’s 3 Card Poker hand - best hand wins!

PLAY BOTH

It’s you and the cards for a pair or better; it’s you and the dealer for the best 3 Card Poker hand.

ANTE BONUS

If you make the ANTE and PLAY wagers you may win a bonus payout even if the dealer doesn’t qualify, and even if the dealer’s hand beats your hand.

Please refer to the charts below for details and payout schedule.

PERMISSIBLE HANDS

The permissible poker hands in the game of 3 Card Poker, in order of highest to lowest rank, shall be:

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1. “Straight Flush” is a hand consisting of three cards of the same suit consecutive ranking; with ace, king and queen being the highest straight flush and three, two and ace being the lowest.
2. “Three of a Kind” is a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank, regardless of suit, with three aces being the highest ranking three-of-a-kind and three twos being the lowest ranking three-of-a-kind.
3. “Straight” is a hand consisting of three cards of consecutive rank, regardless of suit, with ace, king and queen being the highest ranking straight and three, two and ace being the lowest ranking straight.
4. “Flush” is a hand consisting of three cards of the same suit, regardless of rank.
5. “Pair” is a hand consisting of two cards of the same rank, regardless of suit, with aces being the highest ranking pair and twos being the lowest ranking pair.

When comparing two hands that are of identical rank, the hand that contains the best ranking card, as provided above, shall be considered the higher ranking hand. If the hands are of identical rank, the hands shall be considered a draw.

Ace-2-3 is the lowest straight. It is the player’s responsibility to notify the dealer of winning bonus hands. No partnership may exceed the table maximum.

• Play MUST EQUAL Ante
• DEALER PLAYS WITH QUEEN OR BETTER
• WHEN DEALER DOES NOT PLAY Play: PUSH Ante: 1 to 1
• WHEN DEALER DOES PLAY Play: 1 to 1 Ante: 1 to 1

PAIR PLUS PAYS:

ANTE BONUS PAYS:

Three Card Poker is a casino table game based on poker.

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History[edit]

The casino variant of Three Card Poker was first created by Derek Webb in 1994 and patented in 1997.^[1] Webb's goal was to create a version of poker that played with the speed of other table games. It was important to Webb that he got the correct mix of three important factors for any casino game: the game rules were easy to understand, the payouts were large enough to attract players, and the house edge was enough that casino owners would be interested in adopting the game.

Webb established a business called Prime Table Games to market the game in both the United States and United Kingdom.^[2] The British Casino Association, now known as the National Casino Industry Forum (NCiF) suggested that Webb gain some experience in the US first, since the UK had regulations against such a table game and his application was not strong enough to convince regulators to make significant changes to their rules and regulations for a new game.

The first to adopt the game was Barry Morris, Vice President of Grand Casino Gulfport in Mississippi, after Webb had unsuccessful sales pitches with casino owners in Reno, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City. A key aspect of Webb's offer to Morris was to stand on the floor to train the dealers himself, as well as watch to make sure the game was being played correctly.^[3] United Kingdom gambling regulations were changed to allow the introduction of Three Card Poker in 2002.

Prime Table Games continued marketing Three Card Poker until 1999, when Shuffle Master acquired the rights to the game outside the British Isles. The sale was prompted by a lawsuit filed that year in US federal court by Progressive Gaming International Corporation (PGIC), the then-owners of Caribbean stud poker, alleging patent infringement; Shuffle Master agreed to defend that litigation as part of the purchase. Subsequently in 2007, Prime Table Games showed in a countersuit that the 1999 PGIC litigation was based on invalid patent claims; PGIC settled for $20 million.^[4] Further, Prime Table Games filed suit against Shuffle Master in 2008 alleging in part that Shuffle Master had undisclosed knowledge that the PGIC claims were invalid prior to the 1999 purchase; it was later settled for over $2 million.^[5]

Rules[edit]

Three Card Poker is played as heads-up between the player's hand and the dealer's hand. After all ante wagers are placed, three cards are dealt to each player and the dealer. Players have a choice to either fold or continue in the game by placing a 'play' wager equal to their ante. Hands are then exposed and wagers resolved.^[6]

The dealer's hand must be Queen high or better for the dealer hand to play. If the dealer does not play, then there is no action on play wagers and ante wagers are paid 1 to 1. If the dealer does play, the dealer and player hands are compared. If the player hand loses, both the ante and play wagers are lost. If the player hand wins both the ante and play wagers are paid 1 to 1. If the hands are tied, then there is no action on either wager.^[6]

Additional optional bets are offered. The Pair Plus wager is a bet that the player's hand will be a pair or better. The Pair Plus wager wins if the player has at least a pair of twos. The payoff applies regardless of the dealer's hand, as the Pair Plus wager is not in competition against the dealer's hand. Some casinos also offer an Ante Bonus, which is paid on the ante wager for a straight or better. The typical Ante Bonus paytable pays 5 to 1 for a straight flush, 4 to 1 for a three of a kind, and 1 to 1 for a straight. Like the Pair Plus wager, the Ante Bonus pays regardless of whether that hand beats the dealer's hand.^[6]

Hand ranks[edit]

Straight flush

Three of a kind

Straight

Flush

Pair

High card

Probability of Queen high or better is 69.59%^{[citation needed]}

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Variations[edit]

Some venues have added a wager called Prime in United Kingdom casinos and the game is known as Prime Three Card Poker. The Prime wager is optionally placed before cards are dealt and pays on the color of the player cards. If all three cards are the same color the payoff is 3 to 1. However, when included with the dealer hand if all six cards are the same color then the payoff is increased to 4 to 1.

Another variation is 'six card bonus', in which the players are given a payout based on the best five-card poker hand that can be made using any combination of the player's three cards and the dealer's three cards. Payoff ranges from 5 to 1 for three of a kind to 1000 to 1 for royal flush. Payoffs are paid regardless of whether any other bets pay.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Three Card Poker'. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
2. ^'Intellectual Property Office patent entry'. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
3. ^'3CardPoker.com'. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
4. ^Stutz, Howard (November 7, 2007). 'Progressive agrees to pay $20 million to end lawsuit'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
5. ^Stutz, Howard (January 14, 2011). 'Charge hurts Shuffle Master earnings'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
6. ^ ^abcMatt Villano (August 27, 2014). 'Winning a 3-card poker can be tough'. SfGate.
7. ^'Three Card Poker - Wizard of Odds'. wizardofodds.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.

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