Overview
Three-card poker is played among 10 players. One of the players is designated as the player-dealer (indicated by a dealer button). Each player receives three cards face down.
The player-dealer receives three cards, two face down and one face up.
Each player makes an ante bet and, optionally, a bonus bet.
Each player examines his hand and either decides to continue, by placing a play bet equal in size to the ante bet, or not continue, by placing a surrender button atop the ante bet and forfeiting the ante bet.
Each active hand then competes against the player-dealer hand. The player-dealer hand must qualify to play with a minimum queen high.
If the player-dealer hand does not quality:
- The play bet receives no action, and the house dealer immediately refunds this bet to players.
- The ante bet for any hand not surrendered by folding is paid even money.
If the player-dealer hand does qualify:
- If the player hand beats the player-dealer hand, the player wins even money on both ante bet and play bet.
- If the player-dealer hand beats the player hand, the player loses both ante bet and play bet.
- If the player-dealer hand and the player’s hand are the same, it is a push and no wagers are paid or taken.
Bankers Casino provides house dealers for all games but does not participate in the actual play of the game and has no interest in the outcome of play. No player ever plays against or makes a wager against Bankers Casino.