Three Card Poker, Tri Card Poker -
Ante/Play Strategy
This game begins with the players placing bets in the "Ante"
spots in the table layouts. The ante can be any amount inside
the posted table limits. The players and the dealer all get
three cards, face down. The players all look at their hands
and either fold by giving their cards back and losing their
ante bet, or play by placing a bet, equal to the ante, in
the "play" spot in the layout. The dealer then turns
over his cards. If he does not have Queen High or better,
he doesn't "qualify" to play and pays the active
players even money on their ante bets and those with a straight
or better are paid the extra ante bonus shown above. These
players get a "push" on their play bets. If he does
have a qualifying hand, those who cannot defeat it lose their
antes and their play bets, but can however win the ante bonus
with a straight or higher. Those who can beat the dealer win
even money on both their ante and play bets plus the ante
bonus, if any.
In Three Card, Tri Card Poker Ante/Play, the only thing the
professional player needs to know is how high his or her hand
should be to manufacture the best likely long term results,
if played. The answer to that question is Q-6-4 or higher.
High card only hands between Q64 through KQ10 are loss limit
plays. These are hands with negative expectations. They will
lose less if played than they will in ante penalty losses
if they are not played. Ace high hands and better have positive
prospects. The house advantage for Ante/Play, against the
optimal strategy shown below is a relaxed 3.4%.
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