3 Card Poker games are played with a standard 52-card deck. The cards are distributed in hands of three, with cards shuffled after each hand. Straights have a higher ranking than a flush, as there are fewer ways to make a three-card straight. Aces can be either high or low.

There is two bets a player can make that will influence the game payout: Ante and Pair Plus. The ante works as it does in conventional poker. This is the "cost" of playing the hand. The Pair Plus is a wager that the player will get at least a pair or higher. Payout levels are listed in a table below. It is not necessary to make both bets, but players must make at least one.

Player antes by place his/her bet in the "Ante" spot on the table within acceptable table limits. Both dealer and player are dealt three cards face down. The player will determine whether their cards are good enough to bet against the dealer or fold. If player folds, he/she simply loses the ante. If the player decides to test his/her cards against the dealer, he/she must place a wager equal to the ante in the "Play" spot on the table and click the "Play" button. If the player wins the hand, the hand pays both the Ante and the Pair Plus wager (if applicable).

When calculating a win or loss, there are three things to consider: Pair Plus result, Ante result, and the Play result (did the dealer qualify. Pair Plus   Pair 1:1 Flush 4:1 Straight 6:1 Three of a Kind 30:1 Straight Flush 40:1 Ante Bonus   Straight 1:1 Three of a Kind 4:1 Straight Flush 5:1 Play Result   Dealer does not qualify: Ante wins, Play bet is returned 1:1 Dealer qualifies and player beats dealer: Both Play and ante win 1 to 1 1:1 Dealer qualifies and dealer ties player: Both Play and ante push - Dealer qualifies and dealer beats player: Both Play and ante lose -