3-5-7 Poker is a simple poker based game several people slowly finding
a home in the casinos. I know it has been offered at the Fremont in
Las Vegas and Harveys in Take Tahoe. It is actually three games in
one, the player can bet on a 3, 5, and 7 card hand and is paid according
to the poker value of each.
Rules
Play begins with the player making 2 or 3 wagers. The player must
bet on the 3 card and 5 card hand, the 7 card hand is optional.
The player may bet any amount on any hand, subject to the table
minimum and maximum.
After all players have bet the dealer will give 3 cards to each
player and 4 to himself, face down. Based on his first three cards
the player may surrender half his 7-card bet if he wishes, in other
words the dealer gets half the 7-card bet and the player gets back
the other half.
The following pay tables show what each hand pays for each bet.
| 3-Card Hand Pay Table |
| Hand |
Pays |
| Straight Flush |
40 to 1 |
| Three of a kind |
25 to 1 |
| Straight |
6 to 1 |
| Flush |
4 to 1 |
| Pair |
1 to 1 |
| Nothing |
Loss |
| 5-Card Hand Pay Table |
| Hand |
Pays |
| Royal flush |
500 to 1 |
| Straight flush |
100 to 1 |
| 4 of a kind |
40 to 1 |
| Full House |
21 to 1 |
| Flush |
9 to1 |
| Straight |
6 to 1 |
| 3 of a kind |
4 to 1 |
| 2 pair |
3 to 1 |
| Pair (6's or better) |
1 to 1 |
| Nothing |
Loss |
| 7-Card Hand Pay Table |
| Hand |
Pays |
| Royal flush |
100 to 1 |
| Straight flush |
20 to 1 |
| 4 of a kind |
7 to 1 |
| Full House |
5 to 1 |
| Flush |
4 to1 |
| Straight |
3 to 1 |
| 3 of a kind |
2 to 1 |
| 2 pair |
1 to 1 |
| Other |
Loss |
Strategy
The player should never surrender. Since the 7-card hand has the
lowest house edge I would recommend betting the most on that, and
the least on 5-card hand.
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