Where the player’s hand wins the following payouts are awarded. If the dealer does not qualify any unfolded player hand is paid.Ģ) If the dealer has qualified the hands are compared are compared using the table above and the stronger hand wins. The results of the game are decided as follows ġ) If the dealer has a hand of Queen High or better they are considered to have ‘qualified’. In the unusual instance where both the dealer and player have hands of matching value by the above table, the hand is considered a push and the player’s bets are returned. * High Card – any three unmatched cards ranked as the highest card (Example – 5 of Spades, 9 of Clubs and Ace of Diamonds would be considered ‘Ace High’). Where the player and the dealer hold a matching pair, the hand with the highest third card (also called a ‘Kicker’) wins. * Pair - two cards of matching rank with a third unmatched card (Example – 6 of Clubs and Hearts and King of Clubs). Where both the player and dealer hold a Flush the hand with the highest card is considered the winner.

* Flush – three cards of the same suit (Example – Ace, 8 and Queen of Spades). Where both the player and dealer hold a Straight the hand with the highest card is considered the winner. * Straight – three numerically adjacent cards ignoring suit (Example – 9 of Clubs, 10 of Diamonds and Jack of Diamonds). Where both the player and the dealer hold 3 of a Kind the hand with the higher rank is considered the winner.

* 3 of a Kind – three cards of matching rank (Example - 7 of Hearts, Clubs and Spades). Where both the player and dealer hold a Straight Flush the hand with the highest card is considered the winner. * Straight Flush – three numerically adjacent cards of the same suit (Example – 4, 5 and 6 of Diamonds). Three Card Poker ranks hands according to a hierarchy common to poker games which is explained below (strongest to weakest) We are currently aware of 3 Card Poker being offered by the following online casino softwares – BetSoft, Boss Media, DGS, Dragonfish, GameSys, Microgaming, Net Entertainment, OpenBet, PlayNGo, Playtech and RealTime Gaming The player is then allowed to look at their cards and makes a decision regarding whether to fold – throw away the dealt cards ending the round and losing the Ante wager – or Play, placing an additional wager equal to the Ante wager to continue the round. The basic game is very straight forward played with a standard 52 card deck the player places an Ante wager then the player and the dealer are each dealt 3 cards face down (online variants normally deal the player’s cards face up).

3 Card Poker is a casino poker game, meaning that it’s derived from classic player vs player poker, but instead the player plays against the house.

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