First of all, forget everything you know about Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, and the many other variants of standard poker. 3 card poker is a simple comparison game not unlike blackjack and baccarat. Put another way, it’s a face-off between player and dealer over who has the better hand. Albeit with a few twists and turns along the way. Most people will pick up the basics within five minutes.
Like blackjack, the action begins with a bet. This can take several forms, as we’ll discuss in the next section. However at this stage your choice will be an ante bet (your hand is better than the dealer’s). A pair plus bet (you have a pair or better) or both. The croupier will then give the player and themselves three cards, dealt face-down. Now it’s time to decide whether you want to play or fold UFABET
As a quick primer, let’s go over the hand rankings in 3-card poker. So that you know when it’s best to play or give up. From most to least valuable.
- Mini Royal Flush: A, K, Q, same suit, usually spades*
- Straight Flush: Three cards in sequence, same suit.
- Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same number, any suit.
- Straight: Three cards in sequence, any suit.
- Flush: Three cards, same suit.
- Pair: two cards of the same number, any suit.
- High card: anything else, identified by the highest value card, e.g. 9-high, ace-high.