3 Card Poker Strategy

3 Card Poker Strategy

Like poker but do not want to spend the time learning everything about all those five- or seven-card stud or draw games?

Are you not interested in trying to remember what ranks higher – does a flush beat a straight or vice-versa? – and want to play a simple, yet fun poker game? More importantly, do you want to play a poker game in which you have better odds than most games to beat the house?

Three-Card Poker is for you.

Here are some of the more interesting features about Three-Card Poker:

• You play against the dealer, not other players.
• You are dealt only three cards against the dealer’s three cards.
• The dealer does not qualify to play if he or she does not have at least a Queen.
• You can win a bonus bet even if the dealer has a better hand than yours.
• If you make a side bet, called the “Pair Plus,” before your hand is dealt, you can win additional money if you are dealt at least a pair.

The only strategy involved is deciding whether to play your hand or folding. Poker strategists suggest mimicking the dealer, meaning only play if you show a Queen or higher, or else fold. Some gambling aficionados have gone so far as to recommend playing only a hand that has a Queen-Six-Four or higher.

Odds are, if you have a Queen, you have a fighting chance to beat the dealer.

If you fold, you lose your ante. You can be brave and play a hand that is something like 10-4-3 and hope the dealer has anything less than a Queen, and you will be paid even money on your ante. This is not advisable because you have nothing to stand on if the dealer has a Queen or higher.

A single deck of 52 cards is used. Before the cards are dealt, you decide whether you want to wager against the dealer’s hand (Ante), or gamble that your hand will have at least a pair (Pair Plus). You can also place both wagers on the table.

Here’s a brief rundown on each bet:

Ante: The cards are dealt face down. You look at them and decide to play or fold. If you play, you must make a bet equal to your ante in the “Play” betting spot.

If you fold, the dealer removes your cards and you lose your ante.

If you decided to play and you win with the dealer qualifying, you win even money on your ante and play bets. If you play and win without the dealer qualifying, you win even money on your ante, but push on your play bet (meaning you get the play bet money back).

If you play and the dealer wins, you lose both your ante and play bets.

A player can win an “Ante Bonus” even if his or her hand does not beat the dealer’s hand. If you have a straight, three-of-a-kind or a straight flush, you qualify for the bonus. The payouts are 5-to-1 for a straight flush, 4-1 for a three-of-a-kind and even money for a straight.

Pair Plus: With this bet, you win even money if your hand has at least a pair. The payouts for higher ranking hands than a pair are 40-1 for a straight flush, 30-1 for a three-of-a-kind, 6-1 for a straight, and 4-1 for a flush.

Straights rank higher than a flush because odds are greater that a flush will be achieved than a straight with only three cards.

The house edge on Three-Card Poker is between 2 and 3.4 percent – the highest favorable odds for a player other than Black Jack – depending on how you play your hand. If you play a hand that has at least a Queen-6-4, the house’s edge drops to 2 percent, according to gambling experts.

Thank you to Javier Moralas for this article about 3 card poker Strategies

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