Game Rules

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Four Card Poker

Four Card Poker features head-to-head play against the dealer and an optional bonus bet. It is similar to Three Card Poker®, but with one major difference. In Three Card, the Play wager must equal the Ante; in Four Card, players may bet up to three times their Ante when staying in the game.

 

How To Play:

All players first make an Ante bet to compete with the dealer and have the option to also make an Aces Up bet to play against the paytable.

 

Each player receives five cards to make four-card poker hands. Four-card straights are straights, four-card flushes are flushes.

 

The Dealer’s Hand:

The dealer gets six cards to make his four-card hand. One of the dealer's cards is dealt

face-up.

 

Stay or Fold?

After seeing your hand, you may fold or stay in the game by making a Play wager. You may bet one to three times your Ante if you choose to stay in the game.

 

Winning & Losing:

The dealer reveals his hand and compares it to each player’s hand. If a player beats (or ties) the dealer, his Play and Ante bets win even money. If the dealer beats the player, the Play and Ante bets lose. Note: The dealer always qualifies.

 

Automatic Bonuses:

Premium hands—three-of-a-kind and higher—receive automatic payouts. These are paid on the Ante wager. Automatic Bonuses always win, even if the player loses to the dealer.

 

Aces Up:

The Aces Up side bet wins when the player has a pair of Aces or better.

 

Ranking of Hands:

Four-of-a-Kind, Straight Flush, Three-of-a-Kind, Flush, Straight, Two Pair, Pair

 

Paytable:

Automatic Bonus                   Aces Up

Four-of-a-Kind                       25 to 1                                     50 to 1    

Straight Flush                        20 to 1                                     40 to 1

Three-of-a-Kind                     2 to 1                                       9 to1

Flush                                                                                      6 to 1

Straight                                                                                   4 to 1

Two Pair                                                                                 2 to 1

Pair of Aces                                                                            1 to 1

 

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