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Three card poker is a popular form of casino poker played between the player and the dealer only. It is really 2 games in one and the player may play one or both and can bet different amounts on each. Some casinos insist the player either plays both or just one but the option to play either or both games is most common. The two games you can play are called "Pair Plus" and "Ante and Play". Pair Plus There is no real skill in playing Pair Plus...in fact there is NO skill in playing pair plus poker as it all comes down entirely to the luck of the draw. In pair plus the player is dealt 3 cards face down and so is the dealer. However, in Pair Plus you are paid solely on the value of your own cards, so it doesn't matter at all what the dealer has! Pays are based on a pay table which typically gives the player a 1:1 ratio for a pair, 3:1 for two pair and so on up to 40:1 for a straight flush. Anything lower than a pair pays nothing. Ante and Play More in the spirit of poker, play here begins with the player placing an wager on the table area marked "ante". Following this he is dealt 3 cards and may choose to either fold and lose the ante, or bet and play. The bet value is double the ante amount. After the bet has been placed the dealer reveals his cards and needs at least a queen high to "qualify". Possible outcomes are:
Ante and Play Strategy Tips Quite simply the bare minimum strategy is to play on any hand ranked queen high or better.
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