I was thinking that a Hi/Lo count would help determine when to bet the 3 Card Poker Bet. For example, when the count is high there is a better chance of hitting a high straight. Does anyone have any thoughts on this game?
Someone has posted the idea here before, although I am now not sure if it was here, or on cardcounter.com or maybe even Don's message board. But if you count suits, you can perhaps beat the 3-card poker side bet with advantage. IE two counters would be really good, one counts clubs vs spades other counts diamonds vs hearts, and when you end up with a big + on clubs vs spades, the chances for a flush with clubs. I have not tried it, and it wasn't my idea, but it does seem workable. Won't work in real 3-card since there is a shuffle after every hand, but as a side-bet, it could work.
Report back if you try it, although I have not seen many casinos offering this yet. I believe the Biloxi Grand had this at one point... not sure where else. I usually ignore the "corrupted blackjack" games...
I play in Tunica and over half of the casino's have that game or a game that pays a bonus if you get dealt a couple face cards. In my mind there could be some advantage to these games but am not exactly sure how.
The 3 card here rotates between two decks and shuffles after each round. I don't see how you could apply any knowledge of previous hands to your benefit.
We have 6 deck here.
I don't remember where but somebody did run a sim on this idea and found that you can get sometimes gain an advantage, but infrequently, and with the normal 2-3% house take, you would have to spread your bets by more than the table limits.
If they ever dealt straight 3-card poker out of a shoe, then the regular bet would be very countable. The banker gets her advantage when neither hand has a queen. You fold (bs) and the banker "folds", but the banker wins the ante bet. The player get his advantage with the bonus payments for straights, 3-kinds, and straight-flushes. A deck rich in Q,K,A means that there are far fewer situations where both hands fold, and a smaller effect on the bonus hands (a sim would help here). But the inventors probably thought of that, which is why they only play 1 round per deck.
I read somewhere else that there is an AP in LV who does in fact earn money off this. He must have found a favorable game somewhere.
Remember, we are not talking about normal 3-card poker. It is a form of blackjack (21) with a side bet. The side bet takes your first 2 cards, plus the dealer's up card, to make a 3-card hand. If you take the side bet, and get a pair or better, you win the side bet and for better hands they pay more than 1:1. Overall the side-bet is just another sucker bet. But apparently by counting, you can choose when to bet or when to just play bj, and gain an advantage.
There is no "dealer qualifies" or any of that here...
