If you play Three Card Poker, there are a number of variants of the base game that are available at some casinos. Note that some carry a huge House edge. The edge for the basic game is around 3% for ante and play bets and jumps to around 7% if the Even more option bet. Your chances of being dealt a pair are one in four. Here are the variants:

Three face up card poker

Players must also make a blind bet on Besides the initial bet. The dealer will then turn over a card forehead. If you decide to withdraw, your initial bet and blind bets lose. If you decide to stay in hand and make a play bet, you have the option of increase tea blind up to 3 times your initial bet as long as you have a pair or better. If you have less than one pair, your play the bet can only match your initial bet bet.

The dealer will then reveal the other two cards. If the dealer’s hand beats yours, the play, and blind bets lose. If the dealer has less than a queen high, the initial bet betting pushes. If the hand ties, those bets push. If his hand beats the dealer’s, the play and initial bet bets even win money. Tea blind bet pays if your winning hand is at least one flush. Otherwise push. here is the winner blind pay table:

Torque or Less – Push

Flush – 1 to 1

Direct – 2 to 1

Three of a Kind – 10 to 1

Straight Flush – 20 to 1

Mini-Royal – 100 to 1 (K, Q, A suited)

You will undoubtedly need a bigger bankroll for this version due to the blind bet and the option to increase it up to 3X. The following strategy is recommended when playing:

Double down with any hand less than J, 7, 4

Raise 3X with any pair or better

Tea house edge it’s about 4.3%.

Progressive Three Card Poker

This is an easy Three Card Poker side bet that pays a huge jackpot if you have a Mini-Royal Q, K, A of Spades. You can place a bet up to the size of your ante in the progressive betting position when placing your ante. The average jackpot payout is around $4,000 for a $1 bet. Payout tables vary between jurisdictions. The paytables are X for one, not X to one. This means that the house takes the original bet. Here is a common table:

Progressive Payout Table

Direct – 6 for 1

Three of a kind – 60 for 1

Straight Flush – 70 for 1

Mini-Royal – 500 for 1 (Hearts/Diamonds/Clubs)

Mini-Royal (Spades) – Jackpot

This sounds very tempting but the house edge it’s about 22.3%

6 bonus cards

This is another optional side bet where a player’s 3 card hand is combined with the dealer’s 3 card hand to form the best poker hand. A winning hand is paid according to the following paytable, regardless of the outcome of the ante and play bets. Pay tables may vary between jurisdictions:

Three of a Kind – 7 to 1

Direct – 10 to 1

Flush – 15 to 1

Full House – 20 to 1

Four of a Kind – 100 to 1

Straight Flush – 200 to 1

Royal Flush – 1,000 to 1 (9 to A)

Tea house edge because this paytable is approximately 8.6%

The million dollar option

There is also another 6 card bonus option that gives the player a chance to win a million dollars! This option is exclusive to Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Players must also bet the ante, play and pair plus positions when making this bet to win the following payouts:

6 Card Super Royal – (Diamonds) – $1,000,000

Six Card Super Royal – (Hearts, Clubs, Spades) $100,000

5 Card Royal Flush 1000 to 1

5 card straight flush 200 to 1

Four of a kind. 50 to 1

Full house. 20 to 1

Download of 5 letters. 15 to 1

5 card straight. 10 to 1

Three of a kind. 5 to 1

In case you are wondering the house edge is 18% and the chance of landing a Diamond Royal is 1 in over 20 million!

Good luck!