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You can play three card poker in a few different ways. Play your three-card poker hand against the dealer’s, or bet that you’ll get a pair or better in your three-card hand, or do both at once.

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The dealer needs at least a queen to “qualify.” If your hand beats the dealer’s qualifying hand, you win even money on both the ante and play wagers. Your ante bet pays a bonus according to the payout table.

If your hand ties the dealer’s qualifying hand, both the play and ante wagers are a push. If you made a pair plus bet and your hand contains a pair or better, you win, according to the pair plus pay table.

If the dealer doesn’t qualify, you win even money on the ante wager, and the play wager is a push.
 

Ante bonus payouts

Hand value Bonus payout
Straight flush 5 to 1
Three of a kind 4 to 1 
Straight   1 to 1

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  1. Make a pair plus wager.
  2. The dealer deals you three cards.
  3. If your hand contains a pair or better, you win, according to the pay table.

Pair plus payouts

Hand value Bonus payout
Straight flush    40 to 1
Three of a kind  30 to 1
Straight   5 to 1
Flush 4 to 1
Pair  1 to 1

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An optional wager that pays, according to a pay table, if the combination of your hand and the dealer’s hand creates a poker hand with a three of a kind or better. It pays out regardless of the dealer’s hand.

Six-card bonus pay table

Hand value Bonus payout
Royal flush 1,000 to 1
Straight flush 200 to 1 
Four of a kind 50 to 1
Full house 25 to 1 
Flush  15 to 1
Straight 10 to 1 
Three of a kind 5 to 1

Let’s play

Step 1

Make an ante wager, and optional “pair plus” wager.

Step 2

The dealer deals each player three cards, and takes three, face down.

Step 3

After looking at your three-card hand, you can fold. You’d forfeit your ante, but the pair plus wager can still win, if you made one.

Step 4

To keep playing against the dealer, place a “play” bet equal to your ante.

Step 5

Compare your three-card hand to the dealer’s.

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