How To Play Three Card Poker
Three Card Poker is becoming on of the most popular new table games. 
The game is played with a single deck of 52 cards. Three Card Poker is actually two games in one.
The Play
There are three betting circles in front of each seat. The top betting circle is labeled Pair Plus where the player puts a wager on the pair plus game. Beneath that are two circles labeled Ante and Play for the base game. The game starts with the player making a wager in the Pair Plus and or Ante circle equal to the table minimum.
After all the players have made their bets the dealer will give each player a three card.
Ante/Play
If a player has made a bet on the Ante they must make their decision to fold or play after looking at their hand.
After all the players have made their decisions, the dealer will turn over his three card hand. The dealer needs to qualify with a hand of Queen or higher for play to continue. If the dealer’s hand does not contain a Queen or higher all players still active in the hand will be paid even money for their Ante wager and their bet on the Play will be returned to them.
The Hand Rankings
Straight Flush. Three cards of the same suit in sequence. Example 6-7-8 of spades.
Three of a Kind. Three cards of equal rank.
Straight. Three cards in sequence of mixed suits.
Flush. Three cards of the same suit.
Pair. Two cards of equal rank.
High Card. The highest card in your hand.
Strategy
You should fold if you have a hand lower than Queen – 6 -4 and you should continue and make the Play bet if you hand is higher.
To determine if your hand is better than Q-6-4 start with your first highest card and compare it to the Queen, if it is higher you play. You ignore the other two cards. If your first card is a Queen and your second card is higher than 6 you would still play regardless of the ranking of your third card. If it is lower than 6 you don’t play.
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