Three Card Poker with 6-Card Bonus is a casino table game played against the dealer. It starts off with three
independent bets:
Ante,
Pair Plus and
6-Card Bonus. The
Ante bet is the only
required bet.
Pair Plus and
6-Card Bonus are both optional bets. Once the bets have been placed,
both player and dealer are dealt three cards. Hands are ranked from highest to lowest: Straight Flush, Three of a
Kind, Straight, Flush, Pair, High-Card. See
Hand Ranking page for a more detailed
explanation.
Pair Plus
The Pair Plus bet wins when the player has a pair or better in their hand. Even if the player loses to the dealer,
the Pair Plus bet wins if the player has a pair or better. However, if the player folds, the Pair Plus bet is
forfeited. The pay table for Pair Plus is as follows:
| Hand |
Payout |
| Straight Flush |
40 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind |
30 to 1 |
| Straight |
5 to 1 |
| Flush |
4 to 1 |
| Pair |
1 to 1 |
6-Card Bonus
The 6-Card Bonus bet is an additional optional bonus bet. It pays based on the highest five-card poker hand that is
made out of the player's and dealer's six cards combined.. It has a house advantage of 10.23%. The pay table for
6-Card Bonus is as follows:
| Hand |
Payout |
| Royal Flush |
1000 to 1 |
| Straight Flush |
200 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind |
50 to 1 |
| Full House |
25 to 1 |
| Flush |
20 to 1 |
| Straight |
10 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind |
5 to 1 |
Ante and Play
Before cards are dealt the player makes an
Ante wager. After being dealt a hand of three cards the player
may either:
- Fold and lose the ante bet.
- Play and make a further wager equal to the ante bet.
If the player decides to make the Play bet the dealer's hand is revealed and a showdown occurs. If the dealer has a
Queen high or better the hand is said to qualify. The result of the hand is determined as follows with the rank of
hands compared if the dealer qualifies:
| Result |
Ante bet Pays |
Play Bet Pays |
| Dealer does not qualify |
Win Even Money |
Push |
| Dealer qualifies, player's hand wins |
Win Even Money |
Win Even Money |
| Dealer qualifies, player's hand ties |
Push |
Push |
| Dealer qualifies, player's hand loses |
Lose |
Lose |
If the player hand consists of a straight or better a bonus is paid on the Ante bet not depending on the dealer's
hand or whether the player wins or loses. The bonus pay outs can vary between casinos with a typical pay table
below:
| Hand |
Bonus Payout |
| Straight Flush |
5 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind |
4 to 1 |
| Straight |
1 to 1 |
Rules Courtesy of ReviewPokerRooms.com