TRI-CARD POKER
Introduction
Game Play
Hand Ranks
Interface and
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Introduction
Tri-Card Poker is a slight twist on Poker, similar
to Caribbean Poker. Both the player and the dealer get three cards.
There are two bets: Pair Plus, where the player bets if his hand will
have a pair or better, and Ante, where the player competes with the
dealer.
Game
Play
The player can place either the Pair Plus bet OR
the Ante bet, OR both. After placing his bets, both the player and the
dealer receive three cards. If the player bets on Pair Plus, he is
rewarded according to the Pair Plus Payouts box if his hand contains a
pair or better. If the player bets on Ante, he must now decide either to
fold, if he does not think he can beat the dealer’s hand, or to raise
and challenge the dealer. If
the player chooses to fold, he loses the Ante bet AND the Pair Plus bet
(if he placed one) and the game is over.
If the player chooses to raise, he bets an additional amount
equal to the ante bet, the dealer reveals his cards, a winner is
determined, win paid if applicable, and the game is over.
To determine the game winner after the player has
raised, the dealer’s hand must first “qualify”.
In Tri-Card Poker, the dealer’s hand qualifies if it ranks as
High Card with a Queen or ranks as a Pair or better.
If the dealer’s hand does not qualify, the player wins 1 to 1
on the ante bet and “pushes” the raise bet (i.e. the player gets the
raise bet back without winning or losing).
If the dealer’s hand does qualify, the best
ranking hand wins. If the
dealer’s hand ranks higher, the player loses both the ante bet and the
raise bet. If the
player’s hand ranks higher, the player wins 1 to 1 on both the ante
and raise bets. nd wins the raise bet calculated according to the Raise
Pay Table, below. If both the dealer’s hand and the player’s hand
have the same rank, the highest ranking card determines the winner (for
example, a Pair of Kings beats a Pair of 10s).
Finally, if the dealer’s hand ties the player’s hand both the
ante bet and the raise bet are pushed back to the player.
If the player places an ante bet, raises the bet,
and his hand contains a straight, three of a kind, or a straight flush,
he is paid a bonus according to the Ante Bonus payouts box (regardless
of whether or not the dealer qualifies).
Pair
Plus Pay Table and Hand Ranks
|
Rank
|
Payout
Table 1
|
Payout
Table 2
|
Payout
Table 3
|
|
Straight Flush
|
35:1
|
40:1
|
40:1
|
|
3 of a Kind
|
25:1
|
25:1
|
30:1
|
|
Straight
|
6:1
|
6:1
|
6:1
|
|
Flush
|
4:1
|
4:1
|
4:1
|
|
One Pair
|
1:1
|
1:1
|
1:1
|
Ante
Bonus Pay Table and Hand Ranks
|
Rank
|
Payout
Table 1
|
Payout
Table 2
|
Payout
Table 3
|
|
Straight Flush
|
3:1
|
4:1
|
5:1
|
|
3 of a Kind
|
2:1
|
3:1
|
4:1
|
|
Straight
|
1:1
|
1:1
|
1:1
|
Hand
Ranks
Hand Name
|
Description
|
Example
|
|
Straight Flush
|
3 cards of same suit in sequence
|
7S, 6S, 5S
|
|
3 of a Kind
|
3 cards of same rank
|
7S, 7D, 7C
|
|
Straight
|
3 cards in sequence, mixed suits
|
7D, 6S, 5H
|
|
Flush
|
3 cards of same suit
|
9D, 7D, 4D
|
|
One Pair
|
|
KH, KD
|
|
High Card
|
3 cards of different ranks and suits
|
AH, KS, 10D
|
TRI-CARD POKER INTERFACE
Repeat
Clicking on the Repeat button after a game has
finished will place the exact same bet as the last game (both ante and
Pair Plus).
Deal
Clicking on the Deal button after placing a bet
starts a new game.
Raise
Clicking on the Raise button sets the raise bet to
the amount bet on ante and challenges the dealer.
Fold
Clicking on the Fold button forfeits the current
game and forfeits the ante and Pair Plus bets.
