Made up of two separate games Three card Poker is another game gaining in popularity.

Players can choose to play either or indeed both of the games if they wish.

Firstly ‘Pairplus’ is simply where a player bets on the cards dealt with a payout for all hands of a pair or better. Therefore there isn’t really any skill involved. The player must then just keep their fingers crossed that the cards fall their way.

If the player decides to go for ante-and-play then he/she places an ante bet before receiving the cards. On seeing whats been dealt the player can fold and lose the bet or alternatively raise by placing out a bet of equal money to the ante bet. There are three possible outcomes depending on the dealer’s hand and a bonus payout is available for especially good hands.

With regard to the origins of three card poker there are references to the game going back many decades but the current casino version is said to have been invented by Derek Webb – a British poker player. Apparently the variation owes its origins to other poker games. During a visit to the Casinos of Las Vegas Webb found some games slow and boring and so decided to initiate a faster more entertaining card game.

Three card poker is becoming a normal resident on online gambling sites at the moment as the game doesn’t necessarily need a great degree of skill but as it’s founder intended it’s quick, entertaining and potentially lucrative.