Three Card Poker Betting
Stanley Majors

A player must be aware of how to place bets in three card poker.
The playing area both live and online will have three areas where
you place bets. The three areas are as follows:


1) Ante

Here one places a bet at the start of the game and it is
mandatory. You place this bet before you see your cards.

2) Play (sometimes called Raise)

Here one places an amount equal to the ante if you want to see
the dealer's cards. You will be able to see your cards before
placing this bet. If you are not happy with your hand, you can
fold at this stage and do not place any money on the Play area.

3) Pair+

Here you place an optional bet in the hope of you getting a pair
or better three card poker hand. You can place any amount here
and you must place this bet before you see the cards you are
dealt. If you do get a pair or better hand you get paid out an
extra bonus amount.


The payout of the winnings is determined if the dealers hand
“qualifies”. The term “qualifies” means if the dealer's hand has
a queen high or better hand.


If the dealer qualifies and you beat him, the dealer covers your
bet and raise. For example, if you placed $10 on the ante and
then raise the dealer, you will get paid back $40. The $40 is
split as follows $20 that you placed and $20 dollars from the
dealer to cover your bets.


If you placed money on the Pair+, and you get a pair or higher
hand, you will get paid out an extra bonus over and above your
ante and raise bet.


If you placed money on the Pair+, and you get a pair or higher
hand, you will still get paid out the bonus even if the dealer
beats you. In this scenario you would still lose your ante and
raise bet though.


If the dealer does not qualify with his three card poker hand,
the following scenarios could occur:

• When you beat the dealer, you get your ante covered and your
raise gets pushed (pushed means you just get your money back).
For example, if you placed $10 on the ante and then raise the
dealer, you will get paid back $30. The $30 is split as follows
$20 that you placed and $10 dollars from the dealer to cover your
ante.

• When you beat the dealer with a pair or higher and have placed
a bet on the Pair+, you get your ante covered, your Pair+ bonus
and your raise gets pushed. For example, if you placed $10 on the
ante, $10 on the Pair+ and then raise the dealer, you will get
paid back $30 plus a bonus. The $30 is split as follows - $20
that you placed and $10 dollars from the dealer to cover your
ante...

Read more: Stanley Majors is an experienced online poker
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