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Three Hand Poker Rules
Three hand poker is a game whereby you play three hands simultaneously, with wins possible on all hands. Each hand is played with a separate deck and each deck is changed to a new deck after each game.
Click on the arrow keys to place your bet between 1 - 12 coins per hand. The bet you select is the total bet for all three hands combined. The paytable column that corresponds to your bet is shown to the left. Note that the winnings shown in the paytable are for one hand only.
The speed with which the cards are dealt can be adjusted by clicking on the buttons marked "SPEED +" and "SPEED -". The current speed is displayed on the speedbar to the left of the buttons. The slowest speed has been pre-selected.
Click DEAL to begin the first hand shown on the bottom row. You may click directly on the cards you would like to hold or on the corresponding HOLD buttons. Once a card is held, the same card will appear in the two other hands above and they are also placed on hold. You may deselect any card by clicking on the card in the first hand or the corresponding HOLD button again. After you have chosen the cards you would like to hold, click the DEAL button and you will receive new cards on to complete the hand.
Winnings are determined by the outcome of your final hands and the results are displayed on each individual row.
Poker Hands
Basic poker rules are not as difficult as they may seem. You need to memorize some basic poker hands and rules to get started. Afterward, review the section on poker betting, and then move on to the specific Poker Rules for the game you are interested in.
Poker is played from a standard pack of 52 cards (some variant games use multiple packs or add a few cards called jokers). The cards are ranked (from high to low) Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace. (Ace can be high or low, but is usually high). There are four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs); however, no suit is higher than another suit.
Some poker games have wild cards, which can take on whatever suit and rank their possessor desires. Sometimes jokers will be used as wild cards, other times, the poker game will specify which cards are wild (deuces, one-eyed jacks, and so on).
Rank of Poker Hands
Poker hands are ranked as follows (from high to low):
| Rank | Hand Name | Description of poker hand | Example | 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 | Royal Flush
Straight Flush
4 of a kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
3 of a kind
2 Pair
1 Pair | A, K, Q, J, 10 of same suit
Five cards of same suit in sequence
Four cards of same rank
Three of a kind plus a pair
Five cards of the same suit
Five cards in sequence
Three cards of the same rank
Two pairs of different rank
Two cards of the same rank | 10S, JS, QS, KS, AS
4D, 5D, 6D, 7D, 8D
7S, 7C, 7D, 7H
3D, 3S, 3C, KS, KH
3H, 7H, 10H, QH, AH
5C, 6D, 7C, 8H, 9S
JH, JS, JD
5H, 5S, 9C, 9S
AS, AD |
Five of a Kind - Only possible when using wild cards; it is the highest possible poker hand. If more than one hand has five of a kind, the higher card wins (five aces beats five kings, which beat five queens, and so on).
Straight Flush - The best possible natural poker hand. A straight flush has a straight (5 cards in order, such as 5-6-7-8-9) that are all of the same suit. As in a regular straight, you can have an ace either high (A-K-Q-J-T) or low (5-4-3-2-1). However, a straight may not 'wraparound" (such as K-A-2-3-4, which is not a straight). An ace high straight-flush is called a Royal Flush and is the highest natural poker hand.
Four of a Kind - This poker hand contains four cards of the same rank. If there are two or more hands that qualify, the hand with the higher ranking four of a kind wins. If, in some bizarre game with many wild cards, there are two four of a kinds with the same rank, then the one with the high card outside the four of the kind wins.
Full House - This poker hand contains three of a kind and a pair, such as K-K-K-5-5. Ties are broken first by the three of a kind, then the pair. So K-K-K-2-2 beats Q-Q-Q-A-A, which beats Q-Q-Q-J-J. (Obviously, the three of a kind can only be similar if wild cards are used).
Flush - This is a poker hand where all of the cards are the same suit, such as J-8-5-3-2, all of spades. When flushes tie, follow the rules for high card.
Straight - This poker hand is 5 cards in order, such as 4-5-6-7-8. An ace may either be high (A-K-Q-J-T) or low (5-4-3-2-1). However, a straight may not 'wraparound" (such as Q-K-A-2-3, which is not a straight). When straights tie, the highest straight wins (e.g., A-K-Q-J-T beats K-Q-J-T-9 down to 5-4-3-2-A). If two straights have the same value (A-K-Q-J-T vs. A-K-Q-J-T) the two hands split the pot.
Three of a Kind - This poker hand consists of three cards of the same rank, matched with two cards that are not a pair (otherwise it would be a full house) - such as K-K-K-5-3. Again, the highest three of a kind hand wins. If both three of a kind hands are the same rank, then they compare high cards.
Two Pair - This poker hand contains two distinct pairs of cards and a 5th card - such as K-K-5-5-3. The highest pair wins ties. If both hands have the same high pair, the second pair which is higher wins. If both hands have the same pairs, the remaining high card determines the winner.
Pair - This is a poker hand consisting of one pair with three distinct cards - such as K-K-10-5-3. The remaining high card breaks ties.
High Card - If no player has a poker hand that qualifies as one of the above hands (e.g., K-J-10-5-3) the hand with the highest card wins. So, if no player has a pair or better, then the winning poker hand is simply the one with the highest single card. If multiple players tie for the highest card, the players look at the second highest card, then the third highest card, etc. High card is also used to break ties when the high poker hands both have the same type of hand (pair, flush, straight, etc).
There are three methods of ranking low poker hands, called ace-to-five low, deuce-to-seven low, and ace-to-six low. The ace-to-five low hand method is most common.
Video Poker Terms
Boat - Another name for a full house.
Catching Cards - Getting favorable cards.
Cowboys - Kings.
Fishhooks - Jacks.
Flush - Five cards of the same suit.
Four of a Kind - Four cards of the same rank.
Full House - A hand consisting of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank.
Joker - (Also, Wild Card) A card that can be labeled whatever suit and rank the possessor wishes to.
Ladies - Queens.
Max Bet - The maximum amount of coins that you can play per spin. It is of the most importance when playing progressive slots because usually the max bet must be played to qualify for the big jackpot.
Progressive Jackpot - The big jackpot that grows progressively as people play. For each spin/hand played the machine adds a small credit to the running jackpot total. Sometimes several machines are linked up together to form a combined large jackpot, and also several casinos may join together to form an inter-casino progressive jackpot that can generate very large sums.
Quads - Four of a kind.
Rainbow - Three or four cards of different suits.
Royal Straight Flush - An ace high straight flush. Also called a Royal Flush, or simply a Royal.
Straight - Five cards of consecutive ranks or in sequence.
Straight Flush - A hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks and of the same suit.
Suit - Any one of the four types of cards: clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades.
Trips - Three of a kind. |
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