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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
