Three Card Poker at Hard Rock Atlantic City
How to Play
Three Card Poker offers players an opportunity to enjoy an exciting poker game which is fun, fast paced and easy to learn. Each player and the dealer receive three cards with which to make their highest poker hand. Players may bet against the dealer or bet on the value of their own three-card hand or both. An “Ante Bonus” shall be paid if a player is dealt one of the three highest ranking hands in the game. The Ante Bonus is paid regardless of the dealer’s hand. All wagers except for the Six Card Bonus must be made in increments of $5. After making the Ante wager, or Ante and Pair Plus wager, each player and the dealer are dealt 3 cards. Players with an Ante or Ante and Pair Plus will then either: Fold and forfeit their Ante or Place a Play bet equal to their Ante to stay in the game. After all players have taken action on their hands, the dealer reveals their three cards. If the dealer does not qualify, the Ante pays 1 to 1 and the Play wager is a push. If the dealer qualifies and the player beats the dealer, the Ante and Play wagers are paid 1 to 1. If the dealer qualifies and the player ties the dealer, the Ante and Play wagers are a push. If the dealer qualifies and beats the player, the Ante and Play wagers lose.
Wagers
Bet on the Ante to play against the dealer. Bet the Pair Plus Wager in an amount at least equal to the Ante to play against a posted payout chart. Bet the Ante and the Pair Plus to play both against the dealer and the posted payout chart. Bet the Play Wager if after reviewing the 3 card hand, the player wants to continue in the game.
Hand Rankings
The rankings of the hands in Three Card Poker differ from traditional poker hands. In Three Card Poker, a straight beats a flush and a three of a kind beats a straight. An Ace is always high except in 3-2-A sequence. When comparing two hands that are of identical poker hand rank, the hand that contains the highest ranking card shall be considered the highest ranking hand. The dealer must have Queen High or better to qualify. If the dealer does not have a qualifying hand, the Ante wager is paid 1 to 1 and the Play wager is returned to the player. The Pair Plus is paid regardless of if the dealer qualifies or not, as long as it meets the posted payout chart.
Ante Bonus
A player placing an Ante Wager and a Play Wager shall be paid an Ante Bonus
on the following hands, regardless of the outcome of the hand against the
dealer:
Straight Flush: 5 to 1
Three-of-a-Kind: 4 to 1
Straight: 1 to 1
Pair Plus Payouts
Mini Royal (Ace, King, Queen): 50 to 1
Straight Flush: 40 to 1
3-of-a-Kind: 30 to 1
Straight: 6 to 1
Flush: 3 to 1
Pair: 1 to 1
Optional Six Card Bonus Wager
Players have the option to make a 6 Card Bonus wager prior to any cards being dealt. To place this wager, the player must also have made Ante and Pair Plus wagers. The six card bonus wins if the player’s 3 cards combined with the dealer’s 3 cards contains a three of a kind or better
Six Card Bonus Payouts
Royal Flush: 1,000 to 1
Straight Flush: 200 to 1
Four of a Kind: 50 to 1
Full House: 25 to 1
Flush: 15 to 1
Straight: 10 to 1
Three of a Kind: 5 to 1