To play 3 Card Poker, follow these steps:

1. Place Your Bets
   • Start by placing an Ante wager to play against the dealer.
   • Optionally, place a Pair Plus bet, which pays if your hand contains a pair or better regardless of the dealer’s hand

2. Dealing Cards
   • Three cards are dealt face down to you and the dealer. You are only competing against the dealer, not other players

3. Decide to Play or Fold
   • Look at your cards and decide whether to fold (lose your Ante and Pair Plus bets) or play by placing a Play wager equal to your Ante.
   • Strategy suggests playing if your hand is Queen-6-4 or better, and folding otherwise

4. Dealer Qualification
   • The dealer’s hand must be Queen-high or better to qualify.
   • If the dealer does not qualify, the Ante bet pays even money and the Play bet pushes (is returned)

5. Compare Hands
   • If the dealer qualifies, compare your hand to the dealer’s.
   • If your hand beats the dealer’s, both Ante and Play bets pay 1 to 1.
   • If the dealer wins, you lose both bets

6. Pair Plus Bet
   • The Pair Plus bet is independent of the dealer’s hand and pays based on your hand’s rank:
     • Pair pays 1 to 1
     • Flush pays 3 to 1
     • Straight pays 6 to 1
     • Three of a Kind pays 30 to 1
     • Straight Flush pays 40 to 1

7. Hand Rankings (Best to Worst)
   • Straight Flush (three consecutive cards of the same suit)
   • Three of a Kind
   • Straight (three consecutive cards of mixed suits)
   • Flush (three cards of the same suit)
   • Pair (two cards of the same rank)
   • High Card (none of the above)

8. Optional Ante Bonus
   • Some casinos pay an Ante Bonus for a straight or better, regardless of dealer’s hand (e.g., 5 to 1 for Straight Flush)

In summary, 3 Card Poker is a fast-paced game where you try to make the best three-card poker hand against the dealer. You can win by beating the dealer’s hand or by having a pair or better for the Pair Plus bet