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How To Play In Brief

3 Card Poker is based on a popular 3 card variation of Poker that has two ways to bet and three ways to win. It is played using a single standard deck of 52 cards. Players have a choice of two betting options, "Competition" and "Pair Plus", and may wager on either or both in each game.

Competition

If you have a "Straight", "3 of a Kind", or "Straight Flush" you'll be paid an Ante bonus as shown below: (even if you lose to the CROUPIER).

• Straight Even Money
• 3 of a Kind 4-1
• Straight Flush 5-1

The Rank of Hands

• Straight Flush
• 3 Of A Kind
• Straight
• Flush
• Pair
• Highest Card

You may bet your hand will beat the croupiers and must place at least the minimum bet for the table in the Ante box (maximum and minimum bets are displayed on a sign on the table).

After the cards have been dealt and you wish to continue because you feel you have a good enough hand, you will need to place a further bet equal to your "Ante" bet in the "Play" box on the table. If you do not wish to continue, the Ante bet will be forfeit.

At this point your hand will be compared with the croupiers.

• The croupier must have "Queen High" as a minimum to qualify to play.
• If the croupier's hand does not qualify, all "Play" bets are returned and "Ante" bets are paid out even money
• If the croupier's hand does qualify you win even money on both the "Ante" and "Play" bets if you have a higher ranked hand. If the croupier has a higher ranked hand, then you lose both your "Ante" and "Play" wagers.

Pair Plus

PRIME

For the Prime game  an additional wager is available on each hand, based on the colour of the players’ cards. 

If the player and the dealer cards are all the same colour, the payoff is increase to 4 to 1. 

The Prime wager loses any time the players’ three cards are not all the same colour.

Classification of Hands

Straight Flush

3 Of A Kind

Straight

Flush

Pair

TCP PROGRESSIVES

Uses Player's 3 Cards

In addition to the basic game detailed above, players may place an optional side wager on either of the "Progressive Jackpots". This is a wager that the player's hand will hit one of the rankings below, irrespective of whether it also beats the dealer and / or whether the dealer's hand qualifies. A progressive wager may not be placed unless an Ante wager is made.

Winning progressive side bet hands are, in descending order, as follows:

If the player's hand does not hit one of the above rankings, the progressive wager will lose.

How To Play In Brief

Most players will be familiar with Pontoon, or '21'. If so Blackjack will be easy to pick up. The object of the game is to beat the croupier’s hand by getting as close to 21 as possible without going over, or ‘busting’.

The croupier, acting as Banker, will shuffle 6 decks of cards, before asking a player to cut them. The cards will then be placed in a dealing box, referred to as a ‘shoe’.

Begin by placing your bet in the empty box nearest to you where you are standing or sitting. If you don't have any chips place your money on the table and the croupier will exchange it for you. The croupier will deal two cards face up to each player and one to himself.

Count up the value of your two cards (cards count at their face value with Jack, Queen, King counting as 10 and Aces counting as 1 or 11).

If your first two cards total 21, you have a Blackjack, and will be paid 3-2 for your bet, as long as the dealer doesn’t have an Ace, Picture card or a 10. If the dealer has a picture card or a 10, the hand will play out. If the dealer has an Ace, you will be offered even money for your bet.

If you don't have Blackjack you can "Stand" or you can draw more cards, until you believe your cards will total closer to 21 than the croupiers.

You may "split" any pair for an additional equivalent bet. Also, you may double your original bet and draw only one more card with any total from your first two cards.

If the croupier has a hand of 16 or under they must draw more cards, with a hand of 17 or over they must stand.

If you don't have a Blackjack but your hand is closer to 21 than the croupier’s, you win even money. If the croupier’s hand is closer, the house wins. If you match the croupiers hand, you retain your original bet.

21+3

21+3 is a side bet on Blackjack. It uses the player’s first two cards and dealer’s first card to form a three card poker hand. The winning hands are Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind and Straight Flush, all pay 9-1.

SUPER pairs

Super Pairs is a side bet on Blackjack & a bet wins if the first two cards dealt to a player’s Blackjack hand are a pair & it loses if they are not. Bets are made prior to any cards being dealt & must be supported by a regular Blackjack bet on the same betting box. Any pair pay 5-1, a Prime Pair pays 10-1 and a Suited Pair pays 30-1.  If the player' first two cards, plus the dealer's face card, are suited, Suited Trips pay 50-1.

BJ Progressives

In addition to the basic game detailed above, players may place an optional side wager on either or both of the "Progressive Jackpots". This is a wager that the player's hand will hit one of the rankings below, irrespective of whether it also beats the dealer and / or whether the dealer's hand qualifies. A progressive wager must be accompanied by a Standard Black Jack wager. Uses Player's first two Cards and Dealer's first Card.

Winning progressive side bet hands are, in descending order, as follows:-

• If the player's hand does not hit one of the above rankings, the progressive wager will lose.

Insurance 

Insurance is a side bet that the dealer will draw blackjack and is treated independently of the main wager.

Should the Dealer pull an Ace as their first card, customers will be invited to place an insurance bet, of up to half their original bet; against the Dealer receiving Blackjack. The hand will progress as standard and the insurance bets of any player who exceeds 21 will remain in position.

If the Dealer draws Blackjack then all insurance bets will be paid at 2:1.

If the Dealer doesn’t draw Blackjack then all insurance bets lose.