This poker game is played in two stages. In the first stage, players compete against each other and in the second stage; all of the players at this game compete either against the trader or against a posted payout agenda for precise hands.
The table is parallel to that of casino blackjack except for that there are three casino gambling areas in front of each player. There is one are marked play, another labeled stake and another labeled “pair plus.” These define the three stakes that are permitted in three-card poker.
To start the play, all of the players make a stake. Players can stake either that their hand will be upper in rank than the traders will or they can stake that their hand will have at least a duo or upper. All are then dealt three cards, giving each player in revolve one card prostrate until all the players and the trader have three prostrates cards.
If you have less than a duo, you lose the duo plus' stake. If you have a duo or upper, you win. The upper the rank, the superior the payout, as follows:
A duo: pays 1 to 1
A flush: pays 4 to 1
A Straight: pays 6 to 1
Three of a type: pays 30 to 1
A Straight flush: pays 40 to 1
The second available bet is a bet on the stake.’ As in Caribbean Stud poker, the player competes against the trader's hand. The player places a bet, and after examining the cards, the player either place a bet on the 'play' spot equal to the stake amount and continue the game, or fold and withdraw from that round and forfeit the ‘stake’ wager. If the player played two bets and placed one on the duo plus', that stake is also forfeited.
On one occasion all the players made their decisions, the trader reveals the cards. The trader's hand must have a Queen or superior to meet the criteria and defy the players’ hands; or else, the trader folds and only the ‘stake’ wagers are paid. In this case, the 'play' bet is returned to the player.
If the dealer's hand qualifies with a Queen or better, then the player’s cards are revealed and compared against the dealer's. If the dealer's hand is better than the player's hand, then the player loses both the 'ante' and 'play' wager. If the player's hand is better than the dealer is, then the dealer pays the player at 1 to 1 for both, the 'ante' and the 'play' wager. Additionally, on a good hand, the player may also win a bonus payment on the 'ante' wager, as follows:
For a straight, the bonus is paid at 1 to 1
For three of a kind, at 4 to 1, and
For a straight flush, at 5 to 1
The bonuses are awarded regardless of the dealer's hand ranking. If the dealer's hand is better than the player's hand, then the player loses both, the 'ante' and 'play' wager. |
