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Real Money Three Card Poker is a widely played poker variant in casinos globally with three-card hands. It is believed to be originated from the British card game version “Brag”. 52 decks of playing cards are used on a betting surface specifically for this game. With this, if you hit a hand holding a suited A-K-Q you'll bag 80/1 your money. Live 3-Card Poker. Like many casino games in the last few years, 3-Card Poker can now be played at online casinos against a human croupier. Live 3-card Poker pits you against a human dealer streamed in from a TV studio or land-based casino.

Playing Three Card Poker is Easy and Fun. You are dealt three cards and the dealer is dealt three cards. The object is to have your three card poker hand to beat the dealer’s three card poker hand. You first make an Ante bet. After receiving your three card hand, you can surrender your hand and Ante wager or make a Play bet equal to your Ante bet before the dealer’s hand is revealed. If you win, you win both of your bets. The Ante and Play wagers pay even money (1:1). This is how the game is played nearly everywhere, including Las Vegas.

However at the California Grand Casino, because we show you one of the dealer’s cards before you make your Play bet, you are Playing With Better Odds Than Vegas and other casinos. Seeing one of the dealer card’s also changes the correct strategy for deciding when to make your Play bet. You will want to adjust your strategy so you can maximize your opportunity to win.

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You are also playing against other players, not the casino. So at the California Grand Casino you have the opportunity to wager on the dealer hand if you want to do so.

3 CARD POKER – THE BASICS

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Let’s start with a few basics. If you bet and the dealer does not have Queen or better, the dealer does not play; you win your Ante bet and your Play bet pushes (neither wins nor loses), even if the dealer’s hand beats your hand. If the dealer has Queen high or higher then you must beat the dealer to win. If you win, you’re paid on both your Ante bet and Play bet. If you lose, the dealer takes both bets.

The ranking of most hands is the same as in Poker except you are using only three cards and a straight is higher than a flush. So a mini-royal flush (AKQ) and straight flush are at the top of the hand rankings, followed by three of a kind, straight, flush, pair, and high card. If your highest card and the dealer’s highest card are the same, the tie is broken by the second-highest card, then the third highest card. If your hand and the dealer’s hand are exactly the same, you tie and the bets push.

BASIC 3 CARD POKER STRATEGY

The usual strategy for when to make the Play wager is to bet whenever you have Queen-6-4 or better, including any time your high card is an Ace or a King, no matter how high your other two cards are, and also anytime your hand is Q-7 or better, regardless of your third card. Fold if your hand is not at least that high. If your high card is a Jack or lower, fold, no matter how high your other two cards are.

MODIFIED THREE-CARD POKER STRATEGY WHEN YOU KNOW ONE OF THE DEALER’S CARDS

When you have the advantage of seeing one of the dealer’s cards, you should change your basic strategy. If the dealer card is:

  • A Jack or Lower = Always Make a Play Bet. The odds that the dealer hand won’t qualify or will be lower than yours are increased.
  • Queen = Only Play with Q, 9, 2 or better. If the dealer is showing a queen, your second card now needs to be stronger.
  • King = Only Play with a K, 9, 2 or better. The same logic applies here. You need at least the same high card as the dealer and a stronger second card better than the average card value.
  • Ace = Only Play with an A, 9, 2.

You also have the option of playing the hand house-way. This takes all the guess work out deciding when you should play. To play your hand house way, you put up your Ante and your Play bet, and the hand will be played according to the strategy outlined above.

OPTIONAL BONUS WAGERS

One of the exciting aspects of Three Card Poker is the opportunity to win large amounts through optional bonus wagers. You can win up to 1,000 times your wager on a bonus bet. There are two bonus bets: the Pair Plus bonus and the 6 Card bonus.

The Pair Plus bonus is based on the three cards in your hand. If you’re dealt a pair or better in your three cards, you win the Pair Plus bonus wager. The amount you win depends on what type of hand you are dealt.

The 6 Card bonus looks at the three cards in your hand and the three cards in the dealer’s hand. If, after combining the 6 cards, you can make a poker hand of three of a kind or better, you win the 6 Card bonus wager. The amount you win depends on what type of poker hand you can make with the six cards.

MONEY MANAGEMENT IN THREE CARD POKER

We want you to have a good time when you are here. When playing you should always think about money management. Your bet sizes should be relative to your bankroll. For example if you are playing win a $300 bankroll you should probably only make bets of $10-$20 per hand to make your play opportunities last longer. You should also think about win and loss limits. This means if you win you leave with your winnings and if you lose you do not lose more than you can afford.

If you want more information about how to play Three Card Poker, don’t hesitate to come to the California Grand Casino in Pacheco and ask a staff member. We are more than happy to explain any of our action-packed games.

Play Three Card Poker Online in India

Three Card Poker is one of the popular versions of poker game in casinos that you ca play online for free or real money from India. You can play Three Card Poker online at Skylive Casino, one of the best and trusted online casino platforms for Indian players.

Three Card Poker is the poker version where the poker hand consists of three cards only and not five cards like Holdem. This poker version is played against the dealer at online casinos.

As a player, your aim is to get the poker hand better than that of dealer. What’s more interesting in this game is that you also win based on how good your poker hand and it’s not just about beating the dealer.

Three Card Poker is a fun game and easy to learn. If you don’t know how to play this game, then this article will be a comprehensive guide for you. You can quickly go through this article and will be ready to play Three Card Poker for real money.

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Three Card Poker Rules – How to Play Three Card Poker Online

Before playing Three Card Poker online for real money, it is important to know the rules of the game and how to play so that you make wise playing decisions.

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Each round of the game starts and ends by following steps mentioned below:

  1. First, the player places an ante bet before the cards are dealt which is compulsory. The player has an option to place a pair plus bet as well wagering that their poker hand will be a pair or better than that.

Ante bet and pair plus bet are different bets and are treated differently for payouts.

  • Then, the three cards are dealt face up to the player and three cards face down to the dealer. In this poker game, player has to play against dealer and not against other players.
  • After seeing his/her dealt cards, the player has two options: Bet or Fold. If the player thinks his hand is better enough to beat the dealer, he/she can hit the Bet button. If not, the player has the option to fold by hitting the ‘Fold’ button.

If the player folds, he/she loses his/her ante bet and pair plus bet, and the round ends. If the player decides to ‘Bet’, he/she places a play bet equal to ante bet.

  • After the player decides to place a play bet in addition to ante bet, then the dealer hand is revealed. Here, the dealer first needs to quality.

To qualify, the dealer hand should be Queen-high or better. If not, the dealer doesn’t quality and the player gets even money payouts on the ante bet and the play bet is returned to the player.

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If the dealer qualifies and the player hand is better, both the ante bet and play bet are paid out at odds 1 to 1. But if the qualified dealer hand is better than that of player, then the player loses ante and play bets. However, the payout of pair plus bet is independent to the dealer hand.

Know Hand Rankings in Three Card Poker

You have to know how hands are ranked before you play Three Card Poker for real money. Here is the order of poker hand from highest to lowest in Three Card Poker.

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  • Straight Flush: three consecutive cards all of same suit
  • Three of a Kind: three cards having same values
  • Straight: three consecutive cards
  • Flush: three cards of same suit
  • One Pair: two cards of same values
  • High card: hand with not even a pair. If the hand doesn’t form any hand mentioned above it is high card.

Pair Plus Payouts

Ante Bonus Payouts

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6 Card Bonus Bet

Some online casinos also offer this bonus bet option on Three Card Poker called 6 card Bonus Bet. In this bet, the player can use his/her three cards and the dealer’s three cards to form a special combinations. This type of bet on winning pays high amount with the highest paid to the six cards from nine to Ace (9, 10, J, Q, K and Ace) all of same suit.