THREE CARD POKER IS A VERY SIMPLE GAME BASED ON THREE CARD BRAG.
The winning card combinations are based on standard Poker hands, so it’s probably best to learn these if you want to become a Poker whizz.
Place your bet on the box marked Ante.
You can place an optional separate bet on the Pair Plus box at the start of each game. This can be a stand-alone bet or in addition to your Ante bet. If you’re dealt any of the hands in the Pay Table below, you’ll be paid at fixed odds regardless of whether the dealer qualifies or has a better hand.
Pair Plus Pay Table
| Straight flush | 35 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 33 to 1 |
| Straight | 6 to 1 |
| Flush | 4 to 1 |
| Pair | Evens |
There is also an optional side bet Prime on Three Card Poker. You can only place this bet once you have placed an Ante and/or a Pair Plus wager. The objective of this bet is to see whether the three cards dealt to you are of the same colour, that is, all red or all black, see Pay Table below.
Prime Pay Table
| Prime | 3 to 1 | All your cards are the same colour |
| Prime | 4 to 1 | All your cards and the dealer’s cards the same colour |
The dealer will deal three cards to each player and three to themselves – all face down.
Look at your cards and if you want to stay in the game place your Play bet on the table. This should be the same amount as your Ante bet.
You do not need to play the hand and stay in the game, and can instead choose to Fold, which means you surrender your Ante bet.
If the dealer’s hand doesn’t have at least a Queen High it doesn’t qualify so your Ante bet will be paid even money and your Play bet returned to you.
If the dealer does have a Queen High, you win even money on both your Ante and Play bets if your own hand is better.
If the dealer’s hand is better than yours, you lose both bets. If you continue in the game by placing a Play bet, and your hand is a Straight or better you will receive an Ante bonus, see
Ante Bonus Pay Table
| Straight | Evens |
| Three of a Kind | 4 to 1 |
| Straight Flush | 5 to 1 |
The rules are the same as above except you bet against the dice. You lose if a 7 or 11 is thrown on the first roll and win on a 3 or 12. If a 2 is thrown, it is a standoff and you neither win nor lose. If a point is established and then made, you lose. If a 7 is thrown before a point is made, you win. Your wager may not be increased after the establishment of the come-out point until that wager is either won or lost.
Once a point has been established you are then allowed to lay that point.
Winning Hands
| Straight Flush | Three consecutive cards of the same suit, e.g. 4, 5, 6 of hearts. |
| Three of a Kind | Three cards of the same denomination e.g. three 6s etc. |
| Straight | Three sequential cards of different suits, e.g. 5, 6, 7 of different suits. |
| Flush | Three unrelated cards of the same suit, e.g. 6, 2, 10 of Clubs. |
| Pair | Two cards of the same denomination, e.g. two 6s. |
| High Card | The highest value single card, e.g. a Queen. |
House Edge
On Pair Plus wagers: 2.7%
Overall game: 2.0%
Prime Side Bet: 3.62%