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Description and Objective
Button Descriptions
Game Play
Disclaimer




Description and Objective

Tri-Card Poker is a slight twist on Poker and is similar to Caribbean Stud Poker. Both the player and the dealer get three cards.

There are three different bets:
Pair Plus = the player bets if his hand will have a pair or better, and
Ante = the player competes with the dealer.
Both the Pair Plus and Ante bet = at the same time.



Button Descriptions

Repeat
Clicking on the Repeat button after a game has finished will place the exact same bet as the last game (both ante and Pair Plus).

Deal
Clicking on the Deal button after placing a bet starts a new game.

Raise
Clicking on the Raise button sets the raise bet to the amount bet on ante and challenges the dealer.

Fold
Clicking on the Fold button forfeits the current game and forfeits the ante and Pair Plus bets.



Game Play

The player can place either the Pair Plus bet or the Ante bet, or both. After placing his bets, both the player and the dealer receive three cards. If the player bets on Pair Plus, he is rewarded according to the Pair Plus Payout Table if his hand contains a pair or better. If the player bets on Ante, he must now decide either to fold, if he does not think he can beat the dealers hand, or to raise and challenge the dealer. If the player chooses to fold, he loses the Ante bet AND the Pair Plus bet (if he placed one) and the game is over. If the player chooses to raise, he bets an additional amount equal to the ante bet, the dealer reveals his cards, a winner is determined, win paid if applicable, and the game is over.

To determine the game winner after the player has raised, the dealers hand must first qualify. In Tri-Card Poker, the dealers hand qualifies if it ranks as High Card with a Queen or ranks as a Pair or better. If the dealers hand does not qualify, the player wins 1 to 1 on the ante bet and pushes the raise bet (i.e. the player gets the raise bet back without winning or losing).

If the dealers hand does qualify, the best ranking hand wins. If the dealers hand ranks higher, the player loses both the ante bet and the raise bet. If the players hand ranks higher, the player wins 1 to 1 on both the ante and raise bets, and wins the raise bet calculated according to the Pay Tables, below. If both the dealers hand and the players hand have the same rank, the highest ranking card determines the winner (for example, a Pair of Kings beats a Pair of 10s). Finally, if the dealers hand ties the players hand both the ante bet and the raise bet are pushed back to the player.

If the player places an ante bet, raises the bet, and his hand contains a straight, three of a kind, or a straight flush, he is paid a bonus according to the Ante Bonus Payout Table (regardless of whether or not the dealer qualifies).

Pair Plus Pay Table and Hand Ranks
Rank Payout Table 1 Payout Table 2 Payout Table 3
Straight Flush 35:1 40:1 40:1
3 of a Kind 25:1 25:1 30:1
Straight 6:1 6:1 6:1
Flush 4:1 4:1 4:1
One Pair 1:1 1:1 1:1

Ante Bonus Pay Table and Hand Ranks
Rank Payout Table 1 Payout Table 2 Payout Table 3
Straight Flush 3:1 4:1 5:1
3 of a Kind 2:1 3:1 4:1
Straight 1:1 1:1 1:1

Hand Ranks

Hand Name Description Example
Straight Flush 3 cards of same suit in sequence 7S, 6S, 5S
3 of a Kind 3 cards of same rank 7S, 7D, 7C
Straight 3 cards in sequence, mixed suits 7D, 6S, 5H
Flush 3 cards of same suit 9D, 7D, 4D
One Pair 1 pair (2 cards) of same rank KH, KD
High Card 3 cards of different ranks and suits AH, KS, 10D

krewrusell

Wow
I found lot to learn from this article.
Thanks for explaining it with an example.
i often try to play tri card poker but i am often confused and i loose the game, but with your information i think i can do better this time.
I would like to read more tips and tricks and let you know how i have exhibited them in the game.
Thanks for sharing.

catwoman

This is a great game. i was playing it today and its fun, and easy! just my speed! loll

good luck if you play and hope you win.

dcputernut

We played 3 card poker in Vegas last time we went, our son really got into it, and it was really fun. It's great when others at table share their hands..then you all know what is possible for the dealers. for example: if you all have face cards, it's likely the dealer won't have face cards, so then your Ace high hand just might beat the dealer.