subject: Three Card Poker - Montana Poker [print this page] Three Card Poker is a poker based game played in casinos In common with other such games it can also be played in other formats, such as in online gambling on the internet. It is the most popular proprietary table game ever when measured by win generated for casinos or by revenue generated for the rights owners.
Derek Webb in 1994 invented the Three Card Poker. Other names that were also used for the game were Brit-Brag and Casino Brag. Two modes of play are incorporated to Three Card Poker; the Ante and Play wagers play in competition on the player hand against the dealer hand. The Pair Plus wagers is paid on a pay scale basis that the player hands will be a pair or better.
Both the Ante and the Pair Plus are optional in most casinos, but there are some casinos in which the Ante is mandatory. After all Ante and Pair Plus wagers are placed, three cards are dealt to each player and the dealer. Players that have placed the Ante wager have a choice to either fold or continue in the game by placing a Play wager equal to the Ante. Hands are then exposed and wagers resolved. The dealer hand must be Queen high or better for the dealer hand to play.
Hand ranks of Three Card Player are straight flush, three of a kind, straight, flush, pair and high card. The strategy of the optimum player against the dealer is to make play wager a Queen 6-4 or better. But with all gambling games there is no strategy that can overcome the house advantage. It is best to use the strategy that gives much enjoyment.
Another variation of Three Card Poker is the wager called Prime. The Prime wager is optionally placed before cards are dealt and pays on the color of the player cards
