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Well except for the Ante bonus all play and ante do really is give you a free go if you dont hit the pair plus or maybe win a tiny bit (dont forget dealer as to qualify with q high aswell other wise you only get paid your ante another thing i hate about this game lol) at the end of the day i always say pair plus is where your money's at!!!
3 Card Video Poker Rules. The rules are quite simple and both the player and the “house” will receive 3 cards each. The players will have three betting options in front of them – Ante, Play and Pair Plus. Once the bet is placed on Ante, the players will proceed by either folding or staying in the game, which will of course depend on their.

Jun 02, 2015 I have some questions regarding three card poker. What is the optimal amount to bet on your ante wager relative to your Pair Plus Wager? For instance should your ante be 2x/3x/4x/5x the size of your pair plus wager or does an even bet or below still provide you with the same return in the long run? Three Card Poker is a simple and fun Casino game based on Poker 3-Card Poker requires a strategy but a very straightforward one How to play Three Card Poker is explained in this article.

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

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History[edit]

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.^[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]

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Straight flush

Three of a kind

Straight

Flush

Pair

High card

Examples of poker hand categories in descending order

Hand Ranks of Three Card Poker
Rank	Description	Frequency	Probability
Straight flush	Three suited cards in sequence	48	0.22%
Three of a kind	Three cards of same rank	52	0.24%
Straight	Three cards in sequence	720	3.26%
Flush	Three suited cards	1,096	4.96%
Pair	Two cards of same rank	3,744	16.94%
High card	None of the above	16,440	74.39%
Total hands	-	22,100	-

Probability of Queen high or better is 69.59%

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.

Blackjack never hit on 12. Aug 17, 2005 I don't really care that they get ticked off, but I need a sanity check here: Is there an official strategy that I don't know about that says to 'don't hit 12 against a dealer's 2 or 3?? Same goes for the hitting the A,7 against the dealer's 10. Is there any strategy that says to never do this? I'm trying to give these dolts SOME benefit to the. 12 Against a Dealer's 2 in Blackjack - Why Hit It? By Henry Tamburin. One of the more frustrating hands in blackjack is being dealt a 12 when the dealer shows a 2 upcard. You hate to hit your 12 because you are afraid the dealer is going to give you a picture card and you’ll bust. Apr 27, 1998 Basic strategy has it otherwise. Playing 'by the book' in multi-deck games dictates hitting stiffs when the dealer shows seven or above, and also drawing to hard 12 against two or three. The 'theory' behind never-bust blackjack goes like this. A) Stiffs are underdogs, stand or hit. B) Hitting, there's a good chance of busting.

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