Between two straights the one with the higher ranked cards wins. These are compared in the same way as 'high card' hands. When comparing two hands with a pair, the rank of the pair decides if both hands have the equal pairs, the hand with the better odd card ('kicker') wins.
For example K-4-2 beats Q-10-9, which beats Q-10-7. When comparing two such hands, the highest cards are compared first if they are equal the middle cards are compared and finally the lowest cards. High Card - three cards of different ranks, not consecutive and not all the same suit, such as spadeQ-clubJ-spade9.The ranking of hands for Three Card Poker from lowest to highest is: Pair Plus - a bet on the quality of the player's hand, paid independently of what the dealer is dealt.īefore the deal, in order to receive cards each player must place an Ante bet, and in addition may place a Pair Plus bet.Ante and Play - a bet that the player's hand will beat the dealer's.The modern casino game of Three Card Poker is played with a 52-card pack at a special table on which the cards are dealt and bets placed.
