THREE CARD POKER

Three card poker is a new and exciting form of playing poker! It's best said that three card poker is similar to a popular poker game called Caribbean Poker.

How Three Card Poker is played:

The deal and the player are each dealt three cards. The player is shooting for 2 bets: "Pair Plus", which is the poker player betting that he/she will have a pair or better, and "Ante", which is the player competiting versus the poker dealer's hand.

Poker players can bet either pair plus or bet the ante, or BOTH if he/she so chooses. After the three card poker player has made his wagers, the player and the dealer both take three cards. Let's say the three card poker player bets on "pair plus"....he is rewarded if his hand contains a pair or better. If the three card poker player bets on the "ante", he/she can fold if he/she thinks he can't beat the dealer's hand, or raise and challenge the poker dealer's hand. If the three card poker player folds, he loses both the pair plus and the ante bet which ends the game.

Let's say the three card poker player likes his hand and "raises"....he can now wager more cash equalling the ante bet. The three card poker dealer then flips over his cards to determine who gets the cash. To determine the game's winner after the player has raised, the dealer’s hand must first “qualify? In three card poker the dealer's hand qualifies if the dealer has hi card queen or a pair or better. If for some reason the dealer doesn't qualify, the player wins even money on his ante bet and ties on the raised bet. If for some reason the dealer and the player have the same ranking hand, the higher value wins. An example of this would be a pair of 7's would beat a pair of 2's. If the three card poker dealer's hand is an exact tie of the player's ante and raise, the bet is called a push and the three card poker player is refunded his loot.

If the three card poker player places an ante bet, raises the bet, and his hand shows as a straight, three of a kind, or straight flush, the three card poker player is awarded a bonus for the strong hand. The player can receive this bonus without the dealer having to "qualify" as well.

While we aren't yet aware of any three card poker online, we do recommend Paradise Online Poker Room and Party Poker for all your online poker needs. Empire Poker and Party Poker offer a bunch of online poker games where you can either play for free or play online poker for cash! Check'em out and start winning TODAY!