Vegas Three Card Rummy uses a single 52 deck of cards.  Both the player and the dealer are dealt three cards each.  The player’s cards are dealt face up and the dealers cards are face down.  The goal of the game is to score fewer points than that of the dealer.  Each cards has a different value and they are ranked as follows:

Cards 2 to 10 have their face value, Jack, Queen, and Kings are worth 10 points each.  Aces are 1 point.  A pair of cards is worth 0 points as is a triple, a two card suited run, and a three card suited run.  It should be noted, that Ace, King, is not a suited run.

In order to play this rummy variation online the player will press the deal button and the basic bet amount is placed.  The player and the dealer will each get three cards and the player can only see his own three cards.  At this point the player will have to choose whether to fold or raise.  A player must raise in order to see the dealer’s cards.  If you choose to fold you lose your bet and the game ends.  If you decide to raise and view the dealers cards, the dealer must have 20 points or less or your automatically win.  If the dealer qualifies by having 20 points or less and his three card total is great than the players, the player wins.  There are different payouts depending on the players score.  If the players score is 0 the payout is at the ratio of 4:1, if the players points are 1 – 5 the payout ratio is 2:1, if the players points are 6 – 19 the payout ratio is 1:1.

This game is very similar to blackjack and if very much a game of chance.  The game also uses poker techniques in the fact that you can hold and raise, and rummy rules in that you can build suits and runs.  It is a fun and exciting game to play and it can be very quick and easy to learn.

Until next time,

Deal Those Cards,

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