Three Card Poker rules and house edge
Three Card Poker carries a 3.37% house edge as of 2026-08-25. Payouts and glossary below come from public sources; venue-specific rule variants are noted on each venue page.
A three-card showdown against the dealer. Place an Ante, look at the cards, then fold or match the Ante as a Play bet. The dealer qualifies with queen-high or better, and a straight or better earns an Ante bonus regardless of the dealer. Pair Plus is a separate bet paid on the player's own hand.
Source: wizardofodds.com · Measured 2026-08-25
House edge
3.37%
가장 흔한 배당표 기준 앤티·플레이 3.37% · 페어 플러스 7.28%. 최적 전략은 Q-6-4 이상이면 레이즈다. 아무 손이나 레이즈하면 7.65%까지 올라간다 — 전략이 실제로 절반을 줄인다.
Pace · 시간당 약 60핸드
Payouts
| 앤티 / Ante | 1:1 |
|---|---|
| 앤티 보너스 — 트리플 | 4:1 |
| 앤티 보너스 — 스트레이트 | 1:1 |
| 앤티 보너스 — 스트레이트 플러시 | 5:1 |
| 페어 플러스 — 스트레이트 플러시 | 40:1 |
House edge by bet type
Sorted by lowest edge. Within one table, what you bet on changes the expected loss several times over.
| Bet | Payout | House edge |
|---|---|---|
| Ante/Play, Q-6-4 strategy | 1:1 + 보너스표 | 3.37% |
| Ante/Play, mimic dealer | 1:1 + 보너스표 | 3.45% |
| Pair Plus | 40/30/6/3/1 | 7.28% |
| Ante/Play, always raise | 1:1 + 보너스표 | 7.65% |
Basic strategy
- · Raise with Q-6-4 or better and fold below it — that single rule is the entire optimal strategy.
- · Mimicking the dealer's queen-high threshold costs 3.45%; raising blindly costs 7.65%.
- · Pair Plus at 7.28% is more than twice as expensive as the Ante/Play bet.
Glossary
- 앤티 보너스 · Ante bonus
- Paid on a straight or better regardless of the dealer.
- 페어 플러스 · Pair Plus
- A bet paid on the player's own hand alone.
- 퀄리파이 · Qualify
- The dealer needs queen-high or better for the Play bet to pay.