CTPCasino Table Practice

Three Card Poker: Q-9-4

These are your three cards. Make the Play bet (1×), or fold?

Your three cards
Q
Q
9
9
4
4
Correct play
Play (1×)

Queen-high hands are the boundary, decided by comparing to Queen-6-4 card by card. Here your hand is Queen-6-4 or better, so play.

The rule: with a Queen on top, play if your second card is a 7 or higher; if it's exactly a 6, play only when your third card is a 4 or higher (Q-6-4 and Q-6-5). Anything lower folds.

Note the pay-table quirk: the Queen-6-4 cutoff is optimal regardless of the Ante Bonus or Pair Plus pay tables — those side bets don't change when you should play the main hand.

For entertainment only. No real-money gambling. 21+