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    chgobjpro
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    chgobjpro: 3 card poker question

    I was playing bj at my local place and while wonging around I stopped at a 3 card poker table. I noticed this particular dealer was flashing the bottom card of her 3. Is there a winning strategy book or site I can go to for more information? Also, is it considered cheating if I know one the dealers cards?

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    Boardwalker
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    Boardwalker: Re: 3 card poker question

    > I was playing bj at my local place and while wonging
    > around I stopped at a 3 card poker table. I noticed
    > this particular dealer was flashing the bottom card of
    > her 3. Is there a winning strategy book or site I can
    > go to for more information? Also, is it considered
    > cheating if I know one the dealers cards?

    Yes, The book Beyond Counting.

    Cheers,
    Boardwalker

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    David Spence
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    David Spence: Re: 3 card poker question

    > I was playing bj at my local place and while wonging
    > around I stopped at a 3 card poker table. I noticed
    > this particular dealer was flashing the bottom card of
    > her 3. Is there a winning strategy book or site I can
    > go to for more information?

    Here's the strategy if you can see one of the dealer's cards in Three Card Poker:

    See a Q: play Q-9-2 or higher
    See a K: play K-9-2 or higher
    See an A: play A-9-2 or higher
    See any other card: never fold

    > Also, is it considered
    > cheating if I know one the dealers cards?

    No. The dealer is responsible for protecting his hand, just as you would be responsible for protecting your hand in, say, Texas Hold 'em.

    David

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    David Spence
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    David Spence: More Three Card Poker answers

    I neglected to mention a few facts:

    If you only get a glimpse of the dealer's bottom card and know simply that it's a face card of some denomination, the strategy is to play Q-J-5 or higher.

    If you know one of the dealer's cards, your advantage is 3.48%. If you only know that one of the dealer's cards is a face card, but you don't know which face card, your advantage is 2.41%.

    David


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    chgobjpro
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    chgobjpro: Many Thanks

    Your answers were what I needed. I suppose I could have bought JG book on ebay for over $500.00, but I only needed 3CP info and the book I've heard has much more.

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    David Spence
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    David Spence: Re: Many Thanks


    > Your answers were what I needed. I suppose I could
    > have bought JG book on ebay for over $500.00, but I
    > only needed 3CP info and the book I've heard has much
    > more.

    You're welcome. There are actually a few sources with detailed Three Card Poker information:
    [*]Mastering the Game of Three Card Poker by Stanley Ko[*]Gambling 102 by Michael Shackleford[*]The Quamut Guide to Three Card Poker
    The last one is available free on the internet (see link below) and is where I got the answers.

    David




  7. #7
    chgobjpro
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    chgobjpro: minimum hand question

    if the card you see is not a paint or ace is the minimum stay still Q 6 4?

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    David Spence
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    David Spence: Re: minimum hand question

    > if the card you see is not a paint or ace is the
    > minimum stay still Q 6 4?

    From my previous answer:

    See any other card: never fold

    So if the card you see is not a face card or an ace, play all hands.

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