1. Three Card Poker is played on a blackjack style, poker-style or baccarat style table.
2. The game is played with one standard 52 card deck, but may be played with a shoe or shuffle machine containing up to eight standard 52 card decks.
3. Table Fees: Fees will be charged for all wagers and shall be determined prior to the start of play of any hand or round.
The actual collection of the fee will occur prior to the start of a hand. Ample notice shall be provided to players relating to the assessment of fees.
Flat fees on each wager may be assessed at different collection rates.
4. The game is played with up to thirteen players and a player/dealer for a total of fourteen seated positions. The House Dealer deals the game.
5. Players must make an Ante wager and pay a collection to be dealt in.
6. Each player receives three cards face down. The Player/Dealer receives three cards, two face-down and one face-up.
7. Once players inspect their hand, they have two options:
a) Fold the hand and forfeit the Ante; or
b) Stay in the game by making a Play bet; this bet must equal the Ante.
8. The Player/Dealer must qualify to play with a minimum Queen-high.
a) If the Player/Dealer does NOT qualify, the play bet receives no action.
The dealer shall immediately refund his bet to players
b) If the Player/Dealer does NOT qualify, the Ante will receive action. If the player's hand beats the Player/Dealer's hand,
the dealer will then pay each ante - the ones not surrendered by folding (i.e. even money). If the player's hand does not beat
the Player/Dealer's hand, the dealer does not pay.
Option:
b) If the Player/Dealer does NOT qualify, the Ante Bet-the ones not surrendered by folding-shall automatically be paid even money.
If the Player/Dealer's hand qualifies, the dealer shall immediately stack each player's Play bet atop the Ante.
1) If the player's hand beats the Player/Dealer's, the player wins even money.
2) If the Player/Dealer's hand beats the player's, the player loses.
3) If the Player/Dealer's hand and the player's hand are identical it is a push and no wagers are paid or taken.
9. All bets receive action to the extent that the Player/Dealer wager covers.
10. The round of play ends when the Player/Dealer exhausts his bankroll, or when all player wagers receive full action, whichever occurs first.
11. The Player/Dealer position rotates in a systematic and continuous way among the seated players so all players have the
opportunity to act as Player/Dealer. No one player may serve as the Player/Dealer for more than two consecutive hands without the player/dealer position
being offered to all other players in a manner easily verified by an onlooker or surveillance. The Player/Dealer button rotates clockwise around the table.
