A Beginners Guide to Three Card Poker

Published 28/09/2020

This very popular game is based on the game of 3 card brag and is sometimes referred to as BritBrag. There are four betting positions, Ante, Pair Plus, Play and Prime.


ANTE

Place a bet on the ante section and the dealer will deal three cards to each player. Look at your cards and decide if you want to play.


PLAY

If you do play, place a bet equal to your ante bet on the play section and place your cards under the play bet. If you do not want to continue simply fold your cards and your ante bet loses.


PAIR PLUS

You can make an additional bet on the pair plus section where you bet that your hand will contain a pair or better. Winning hands will be paid according to below.

  • Straight Flush: 35-1
  • 3 Of a Kind: 33-1
  • Straight: 6-1
  • Flush: 4-1
  • Pair: Even


PRIME

Is another additional side bet. To play, just place your bet on the Prime betting section. To play the Prime you must also be playing either the Ante section or Pair Plus.

You are betting that your hand will contain three cards, all of the same colour. If it does, you will be paid at odds of 3 – 1. If your three cards are all the same colour and the dealer also has 3 cards the same colour as the cards in your hand you will be paid at odds of 4 – 1. If any one of the three cards in the players hand is a different colour to the others then your Prime side bet will lose.


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