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Chartwell Technology develops, licenses, implements and sustains gaming applications and entertainment content for the online world and wireless platforms. Its Java and Flash based software products and games are created for the gaming industry, entertainment, publicity and promotional applications. The company offers high quality online casino games, including video poker, instant games, slots and table games like Three Card Poker.

Short Description

Three Card Poker is played with one deck of 52 cards, mixed up after each round. Two games are played using the same 3 cards dealt:

• Pair Plus
• Ante Play

You can play either game individually, or both games at the same time.

Card Values

• Ace: 14
• King: 13
• Queen: 12
• Jack: 11

Hand Rankings

Three Card Poker Rankings Hand Descriptions Straight Flush 3 cards in sequence of same suit. Three of a Kind 3 cards of same value Straight 3 cards in sequence, not of same suit Flush 3 cards of same suit One Pair 2 cards of same value and 1 single High Card 3 singles, highest value card

The Games

Pair Plus

The point of the Pair Plus Game is to get a 3 card hand containing at least One Pair. No raising or discarding. To play, place a Pair Plus bet and select Deal. You receive 3 cards face up, the dealer gets 3 cards face up.

You win on a Pair or better, according to the following chart:

Hand Payoff Straight Flush 40:1 Three of a Kind 30:1 Straight 6:1 Flush 4:1 One Pair 1:1 High Card Lose Bet

Ante Play

The idea of Ante Play is to get a higher hand than the dealer, who needs a hand greater than or equal to Queen-high, to be eligible for playing. Just place an ante bet and select Deal. You will receive 3 cards face up and the dealer will get 3 cards face down.

After viewing your cards, you have the option of folding (select Fold) or playing (select Play). If you select Fold, your hand is ended and your ante bet is lost. If you select Play, your original bet is doubled and the dealer's cards are revealed.

Dealer Player Ante Play Pair Plus Dealer has less than Queen-high card and does not qualify - 1:1 pushes Dealer has Queen-high card or greater, qualifies Player beats Dealer 1:1 1:1 Dealer has Queen-high card or greater, qualifies Dealer beats Player loses loses Dealer has Queen-high card or greater, qualifies Dealer and Player tie pushes pushes

Game Options

• Graphic Quality: you can change this to Low if you are experiencing slowdowns in play because of your computer's processing abilities.
• Sound FX: this turns the game sounds (such as the beeps when you click on the buttons) on and off.
• Dealer Voice: this will turn the messages such as "Player wins" on and off.
• Load Ambient Sound: this will turn on the sounds of a normal casino, such as people talking in the background (these sounds are very quiet compared to the other sounds).

Additional Information

For more information about the game, go to Main Menu – Gaming Guide.

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