Name the hand. In three-card poker a straight beats a flush, so watch the order.
Play any hand of Queen-6-4 or better. Fold anything worse.
Any pair or better is always a Play. With a high-card hand: play if the top card is an Ace or King. If it is a Queen, play when the second card is a 7 or higher, or a 6 with a 4 or higher behind it. Jack-high or lower folds.
A straight beats a flush here, the reverse of five-card poker, because three-card straights are rarer than flushes. The Ace plays high (A-K-Q) or low (A-2-3).
Ante plus Play is about 3.37% per ante with optimal play, about 2.01% of total money wagered. Pair Plus is about 7.28% on the common 1-3-6-30-40 table.
Full guide, odds, and house edge →This free trainer drills Three Card Poker in four graded modes. Ranking teaches the hand order, including the reversal where a straight beats a flush. Play or fold grades every decision against the optimal Q-6-4 rule and biases the deal toward the borderline hands where the decision is hard. Side bets drills the Pair Plus payouts on your table. Full hand deals a complete round and settles the Ante, Play, Ante Bonus, and Pair Plus correctly, including the case where the dealer does not qualify. Every number behind it is enumerated exactly, not estimated.
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What is the Q-6-4 rule?
Make the Play bet with any hand of Queen, 6, 4 or better, and fold anything worse. Any pair or better is always a play.
Does a straight beat a flush in Three Card Poker?
Yes. With only three cards a straight is harder to make than a flush, so a straight ranks higher, the opposite of regular poker.
What is the house edge in Three Card Poker?
About 3.37 percent of the ante with optimal play, about 2.01 percent of the total money bet. Pair Plus is about 7.28 percent on the common 1-3-6-30-40 pay table.
For the full breakdown see the Three Card Poker guide, including strategy, odds, house edge, and side bets.
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