Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus: Rules

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*Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus is owned, patented and/or copyrighted by SHFL Entertainment, Inc. Please submit your

agreement with Owner authorizing play of Game in your gambling establishment together with any request for Bureau of Gambling

Control (Bureau) approval to play this game. Please note that the Bureau is making the details of this game available to the public

as required by subdivision (g) of Business and Professions Code section 19826, but the posting does not waive any rights to the

game content which may be held by Owner. The terms of any agreement with Owner are to be negotiated between the gambling

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Bureau.

Standards of play:

Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus (TCP) is a Three Card Poker game that utilizes a player-dealer position.

As in other games featuring a player-dealer, the players play against another player who will collect all

winnings and pay all losing wagers to the extent that their wagers covers.

The player-dealer will only “bank” the hand (including bonus bets) for two consecutive times before it is

offered in a clockwise fashion around the gaming table.

Type of gaming table utilized for this game:

Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus shall be played on a standard blackjack table having eight places on one

side for the players and the player-dealer, and a place for the house dealer on the opposite side. Each

Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus table shall have a drop box attached to it.

The cloth covering a Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus table (the layout) shall have wagering areas for

eight players.

The wagering areas shall be designated as follows:

1. For Ante wagers the word “Ante”;

2. For Play wagers the word “Play”;

3. For Pair Plus wagers the words “Pair Plus”; and

4. For 6 Card Bonus wagers on the words “6 Card Bonus.”

Number of players in the game:

A max

imum of eight players including the player-dealer position.

Type of card deck used:

1. Shu

ffling Machine: Cards used to play Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus shall be dealt from a single

deck automatic card shuffling device (‘shuffler’).

2. Physical Characteristics: Cards used to play Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus shall be in standard

decks of 52 cards. No jokers shall be utilized.

3. Number of Decks: Cards used to play Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus shall be played with two

alternating decks, each consisting of a 52-card deck with backs of the same design.

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a. The backs of each deck will be a different color;

b. One deck will be shuffled by the automated card shuffling device while the other deck is being

dealt or used to play the game;

c. Both decks will be continuously alternated in and out of play, with each deck being used for every

other round of play; and

d. The cards from only one deck shall be placed in the discard rack at any given time.

Ranking of Hands:

1. All s

uits of cards shall have the same rank.

2. Hands of cards shall rank, from highest to lowest, as follows:

3-Card Hand Dealt Hand Requirements

Mini Royal Flush

A hand that consists of an ace, king, and queen of the same suit.

Straight Flush

A hand that consists of three cards of the same suit in consecutive

ranking. Ace, king, and queen are the highest ranked straight flush

and 4, 3 and 2 is the lowest ranked straight flush.

Three of a Kind

A hand that consists of three cards of the same rank. Three aces is

the highest ranked three of a kind and three 2’s is the lowest ranked

three of a kind.

Straight

A hand that consists of three cards that are in consecutive ranking,

but that are not the same suit. Ace, king, and queen are the highest

ranked straight and ace, 2, 3 is the lowest ranked straight.

Flush

A hand that consists of three cards of the same suit, but that are not

in consecutive ranking. An ace, king, and jack is the highest ranked

flush and a 5, 3, and 2 is the lowest ranked flush.

One Pair

A hand that consists of two cards of the same rank. Two aces is the

highest ranked pair and two 2’s is the lowest ranked pair.

High Card

A hand that consists of three cards that do not make any of the hands

listed above. An ace, king, and 9 is the highest ranked high card

hand and 5, 3, and 2 is the lowest ranked high card hand.

Betting scheme:

1. All w

agers in Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus shall be made by placing gaming chips on the

appropriate betting areas of the table layout keeping in mind the table minimum and maximum

wagering limits.

2. All wagers shall be placed prior to the house dealer announcing, "no more bets.” No bets shall be

made, increased, or withdrawn after the house dealer has announced, “no more bets.”

3. At the beginning of each round of play, each player shall be required to place an Ante wager. Each

player will have the option to place a Play wager, after inspecting their hand, which must be equal to

the Ante wager.

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4. Each player at a Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus table, who has placed the Ante wager required

above, shall also have the option to make an additional "Pair Plus" wager or a “6 Card Bonus” wager

that awards a bonus payout to the player(s) who receives a poker hand consisting of certain hand

combinations as listed in the Bonus Bet Payout Table(s).

5. Backline betting is not permitted on any wager. (SEE OPTIONS SHEET)

Dealing procedures:

1. Imm

ediately prior to the commencement of play and after each round of play has been completed, the

house dealer shall shuffle the cards by use of a shuffle machine so that the cards are randomly

intermixed. Upon completion of the shuffle, the device shall dispense cards in stacks of three.

2. The house dealer shall wait for each player to place their Ante wagers as well as any bonus wagers.

After each player has had the opportunity to place his/her bonus wager, the house dealer will

announce, “no more bets.”

a. The house dealer shall deliver the first stack of cards dealt by the shuffler to the player to the left

of the player-dealer position. As the remaining stacks are dispensed by the shuffler, the house

dealer shall deliver a stack in turn to each of the other players, including the player-dealer, moving

clockwise around the table. The house dealer shall deliver each stack face-down. The stack

given to the player-dealer shall be delivered face-down after which the bottom card will be turned

face-up.

3. After the stacks have been delivered to each player and the player-dealer, the house dealer shall

unload the remaining cards in the shuffler and place them into the discard rack without exposing the

cards.

Round of Play

1. Aft

er the dealing procedures above have been completed, each player shall examine his/ her cards.

2. Each player who wagers in Three Card Poker 6 Card Bonus shall be responsible for his/ her own

hand and no person other than the player or the house dealer may touch the cards of that player.

Each player shall be required to keep his/ her three cards in full view of the house dealer at all times.

3. After examination of the cards, each player who has placed an Ante wager shall have the option to

either make a Play wager in an amount equal to the player's Ante wager or forfeit the Ante wager and

end his or her participation in the round of play with the exception of a player that placed a 6 Card

Bonus wager. The house dealer shall offer this option to each player, starting with the player to the left

of the player-dealer and moving clockwise around the table in order.

a. If a player has placed a Pair Plus wager, but does not make a Play wager, the player shall forfeit

the wager, as well as, the Ante wager.

b. If a player has placed a 6 Card Bonus wager, but does not make a Play wager, the player shall

still be eligible for the 6 Card Bonus payout.

4. After each player has either placed a wager on the table in the Play wager area or forfeited his/ her

wager and hand, the house dealer shall collect all forfeited wagers and associated cards, placing

them in the discard rack.

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5. The house dealer shall then reveal the remaining player-dealer's cards and place the cards so as to

form the highest possible ranking hand. The player-dealer must qualify to play with a minimum of

queen-high.

a. If t

he player-dealer does NOT qualify, the Play wager receives no action. The house dealer shall

immediately refund these wagers to players.

b. If the player-dealer’s hand did NOT qualify, the Ante wager receives action. If the player did not

fold and their hand ranks higher than the player-dealer’s hand, the player shall be paid even

money. If the player-dealer’s hand ranks higher than the player’s hand, the wager shall be a push

and returned to the player. (SEE OPTIONS SHEET)

c. If the player-dealer’s hand qualifies, the house dealer shall immediately stack each player’s Play

wager atop the Ante.

i. If the player’s hand beats the player-dealer’s hand, the player wins even money on the Ante

and the Play wagers.

ii. If the player-dealer’s hand beats the player’s hand, the player loses both the Ante and the

Play wagers.

d. If the player’s hand and the player-dealer’s hand are equal in rank and value, the hand is

considered a tie and the Ante and Play wagers shall push and be returned to the player.

6. The house dealer shall then reveal the three card hand of each active player, starting with the player

to the left of the player-dealer position.

7. All cards collected by the house dealer shall be picked up in order and placed in the discard rack in

such a way that they can be readily arranged to reconstruct each hand in the event of a question or

dispute.

8. The action on payouts will always begin with the player to the left of the player-dealer position and

continue clockwise. Wagers will be settled in the following order from player to player: the Ante

wager, then the Play wager, then the Pair Plus wager (if placed), and then the 6 Card Bonus wager (if

placed). Once the player-dealer’s wager has been exhausted, the wagers not covered by the player-

dealer will be returned to the players. (SEE OPTIONS SHEET)

9. Player-dealers

are never required to cover all opposing players’ wagers. Payoffs of wagers are

limited to the amount of the player-dealer wager. The house shall not participate as the player-dealer.

The house shall not take a percentage of wagers placed in the game. There is no maximum on the

player-dealer’s wager.

10. The player-dealer position shall be offered systematically and continuously in a clockwise manner

around the table after every two hands. The player-dealer shall collect all losing wagers, pay all

winning wagers, and may not win or lose more than the original amount wagered. Once the player-

dealer’s wager has been exhausted, the wagers not covered by the player-dealer shall be returned to

the respective players. The gambling establishment does not participate in the actual play of the

game and has no interest in the outcome of the play.

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Pair Plus:

The P

air Plus is an optional bonus bet for Three Card Poker. The rules are as follows:

1. A player shall only place a Pair Plus wager if he/she has also placed an Ante wager prior to the

initial deal.

2. Pair Plus wagers must be placed prior to the initial deal.

3. See the collection rate schedule for restrictions on the amount that may be wagered on the Pair

Plus Bonus Bet and any collection fees that may be taken.

4. The Pair Plus only considers the three cards each player receives.

5. If the player’s hand qualifies for payouts, the player is paid according to the posted pay below by

the player-dealer.

6. If the player’s hand does not qualify for payouts, the player-dealer collects the Pair Plus wager.

7. The player-dealer will pay all winning Pair Plus wagers and will collect all losing Pair Plus wagers.

8. The Pair Plus wager may win or lose regardless of the outcome of the base game wager.

However, the Pair Plus wager shall be forfeited if the player folds their hand and does not place a

Play wager.

9. Once the player-dealer’s wager has been exhausted, the wagers not covered by the player-dealer

will be returned to the players.

10. Winning Pair Plus wagers pay as follows:

3- Card Hand

Payoff

Mini Royal Flush

200:1

Straight Flush

40:1

Three of a Kind

30:1

Straight

6:1

Flush

3:1

One Pair

1:1

6 Card Bonus:

The 6 C

ard Bonus is an additional optional bonus bet for Three Card Poker. The rules are as follows:

1. A player shall only place a 6 Card Bonus wager if he/she has also placed an Ante wager prior to

the initial deal.

2. 6 Card Bonus wagers must be placed prior to the initial deal.

3. See the collection rate schedule for restrictions on the amount that may be wagered on the 6 Card

Bonus Bet and any collection fees that may be taken.

4. The 6 Card Bonus wager considers the three cards dealt to the player’s hand and the three cards

dealt to the player-dealer’s hand. A player then uses any of those six cards, regardless of the

number of cards used from their hand or the player-dealer’s hand, to make the best possible five

card poker hand.

5. If the player’s hand qualifies for payouts, the player is paid according to the posted pay below by

the player-dealer.

6. If the player’s hand does not qualify for payouts, the player-dealer collects the 6 Card Bonus

wager.

7. The player-dealer will pay all winning 6 Card Bonus wagers and will collect all losing 6 Card Bonus

wagers.

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8. The 6 Card Bonus wager may win or lose regardless of the outcome of the Ante wager. The 6

Card Bonus wager shall not be forfeited if the player folds their hand and does not place a Play

wager.

9. Once the player-dealer’s wager has been exhausted, the wagers not covered by the player-dealer

will be returned to the players.

10. Winning 6 Card Bonus wagers pay as follows:

*Each Cardroom licensee must specify which paytable they would like approved.

TCP-6B1

TCP-6B2

TCP-6B3

TCB-6B4

Royal Flush

1,000:1 1,000:1 1,000:1

1,000:1

Straight Flush

200:1

Four of a Kind

50:1

100:1

Full House

25:1

20:1

Flush

20:1 15:1 15:1

15:1

Straight

10:1 10:1 9:1

10:1

Three of a Kind

5:1 5:1 8:1

7:1

House Advantage 10.23% 15.28% 6.74% 8.56%

Hit frequency

7.2798% 7.2798% 7.2798% 7.2798%

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Glossary of terms used in the controlled game:

Action T

he player position where the settling of wagers begins.

Ante The mandatory wager players make before seeing their hand.

Backline Betting Any wager made by a player on any position other than their own position.

Bet Chips placed on the table in a betting square.

Betting Square A specially marked area on the table designated specifically for wagers.

Bonus Bet An optional bet for players who place an Ante wager. See bonus bet pay chart in

rules.

Boxed Card A card that is turned face up in the deck.

Cut Separating the deck or decks into two parts, placing the top cards on the bottom

and the bottom cards on the top.

Cut Card A card used to determine the location of the cut.

Fold The player option to surrender his/her ante, rather than continue the game.

Hand A five card poker hand formed for each player by combining the three cards dealt

to the player and the two community cards.

Play An optional wager that players make after seeing their three-card hand. The Play

wager must equal the Ante wager. If players make the play, it means they wish to

enter the showdown against the player-dealer. If players decide not to make the

play, they forfeit their ante wager, and are no longer in the game.

Player-dealer Seated-position that, for any given hand of play, all other players at the table are

playing against. The player in that position taking the player-dealer position is

also referred to as the player-dealer.

Qualifier A specific set of card(s) that a player and/or the player-dealer must have to play.

Round of Play One complete cycle of play during which all wagers have been placed, all cards

have been dealt and all remaining wagers have been paid off or collected in

accordance with the game rules.

Seated-positions The designated positions on the table (often designated with a number) where

players may place wagers and receive a hand.

Suit One of the four categories of cards: club, diamond, heart, or spade.

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Wagering Limits and Collection Fees

Ampl

e notice shall be provided to players relating to the assessment of fees. Flat fees on each wager

may be assessed at different collection rates.

Table Limit

Player Fee

(per bet)

Pair Plus Bonu Bet

Fee

(per bet)

6 Card Bonus Bet

Fee

(per bet)

Player-Dealer

Fee

(per hand)

WAGERING LIMITS AND COLLECTION FEES TO BE DETERMINED BY EACH CARDROOM THAT

SUBMITS A REQUEST TO HAVE THIS GAME APPROVED.

•

Please specify the minimum and maximum wagering limits for the table. If the wagering limit is

different for the bonus wagers, please specify the minimum and maximum wagering limits for

each wager.

Please specify the applicable collection fee for each wager.

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TABLE LAYOUT