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Three Card Poker
Tips and Strategy
Incorporating a mathematically sound playing
strategy into Three Card Poker is not a difficult task. There are are only a
few steps to remember, but will still need to be put to a little practice
before playing with real stakes. In a nutshell, the strategy says to fold your
hand if holding lower than a Queen/6/4, and to make the additional Play bet if
you are holding anything higher. In regards to the Pair Plus wager, this is
one that cannot be played with any strategy or skill whatsoever. It is a blind
luck bet. Therefore, make it at your own risk. In terms of odds, you will be
dealt a pair about 25% of the time. Betting equally on the Ante and Pair Plus
statistically will have you winning 32% of the time, pushing 13% of the time,
and losing about 55% of the time. If you want to play it safe, stick with the
Ante and Play bets.
What is
Higher Than a Queen/6/4?
What needs to be clarified at this point is how
to determine if your hand is indeed higher than Queen/6/4. Many beginning
players incorrectly think that all three cards need to be higher than
Queen/6/4 in order for the hand to qualify. In other words, in their minds the
minimum hand to play would be King/7/5. However, this is not the case. In
order for a hand to rank better than a Queen/6/4, holding only one card
greater than a Queen (i.e. King or Ace), regardless of the value of the other
two cards, is good enough to play. If you are holding a Queen, the second card
will need to be greater than a six, regardless of the value of the third card.
A second card less than six is not good enough for the hand to play, even if
the third card beats a four. For instance, a Queen/5/5 does not beat out a
Queen/6/4. However, a Queen/7/2 does beat a Queen/6/4.
If you are playing at a land-based casino (like
the Luxor) or online casino that awards ties to the player, it has been
advised you should still play your hand that is Queen/6/4 or better, as well
as a Queen/6/3 when all three suits are different from one another, thus
minimizing the chances of the dealer holding a Flush. It should also be noted
that mimicking the dealer (playing a hand with a Queen or higher) is not as
good as the optimized strategy mentioned above. Players should also look for
online casinos offering an ante bonus payout of 5-4-1, as opposed to 4-3-1.
The 5-4-1 payout brings the Casinos Edge down to 3.4%.
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