How a round goes
- Bet the Ante, and Pair Plus if you want it.
- You and the dealer get three cards each, the dealer’s face down.
- Look at your hand. Play by adding a Play bet equal to the Ante, or fold and give up the Ante.
- The dealer turns over and needs a Queen high or better to qualify.
- Bets are settled as in the table below. The Ante bonus and Pair Plus are paid on your own hand, whatever the dealer holds.
Try it on the table
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- 5,000
- Last win
- 0
Dealer
Dealer plays with Queen high or better
Ante bonus: straight 1 to 1 · three of a kind 4 to 1 · straight flush 5 to 1
You
Put a chip on the Ante (and on Pair Plus if you like), then Deal.
Your session
Play a hand: your results will show here.
Keyboard: Enter deals, P plays, F folds.
Three card poker hands, from best to lowest
With only three cards, a straight is harder to get than a flush, so it ranks higher. Three of a kind beats a straight but not a straight flush.
- 7♥8♥9♥Straight flush0.22% of hands
- 5♠5♥5♦Three of a kind0.24%
- 9♣10♦J♠Straight3.26%
- 2♦7♦K♦Flush4.96%
- Q♠Q♣4♥Pair16.94%
- A♠9♦3♣High card74.39%
A-2-3 is the lowest straight and Q-K-A the highest. Two hands of the same kind are compared card by card from the top; pairs are compared by the pair first.
Who wins: the dealer must qualify
| What happens | Ante | Play |
|---|---|---|
| You fold | lost | none |
| Dealer below Queen high: does not qualify | pays 1 to 1 | returned |
| Dealer qualifies, your hand is better | pays 1 to 1 | pays 1 to 1 |
| Dealer qualifies, the dealer’s hand is better | lost | lost |
| Dealer qualifies, same hand | returned | returned |
Ante bonus and Pair Plus
Two payouts depend only on your own cards. The Ante bonus is paid when you play a straight or better, even if the dealer beats you. Pair Plus is paid on a pair or better, even if you fold.
| Your hand | Ante bonus | Pair Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Straight flush | 5 to 1 | 40 to 1 |
| Three of a kind | 4 to 1 | 25 to 1 |
| Straight | 1 to 1 | 5 to 1 |
| Flush | none | 4 to 1 |
| Pair | none | 1 to 1 |
Four hands, settled
| Your hand | Dealer | Result, with 10 on the Ante |
|---|---|---|
| K♠ 9♦ 4♣: play | J♥ 8♠ 2♦: does not qualify | The Ante wins 10 and the Play bet comes back. |
| 8♣ 8♥ 3♠: play | Q♦ 10♣ 5♥: qualifies | A pair beats Queen high: Ante and Play win 10 each. |
| 9♣ 10♦ J♠: play | 3♠ 3♦ 3♣: three of a kind | The dealer wins Ante and Play (−20), but the straight still earns the Ante bonus, 10, and a Pair Plus bet of 10 would pay 50. |
| J♦ 5♠ 2♣: fold | not shown | Below Queen-6-4: fold and lose the Ante, 10. |
When to play or fold: Queen-6-4
Play every hand of Queen-6-4 or better and fold the rest. Compare card by card: Q-7-2 plays because 7 beats 6, Q-6-3 folds because 3 is below 4, and K-3-2 always plays. Checked on each of the 22,100 hands you can hold, this rule always makes the choice that loses the least.
Following it, you play 67.4% of your hands and the house keeps 3.37% of your Ante, or 2.01% of all the money you bet on Ante and Play.