Game Overview

  • Main Objective: Players BET, then after getting dealt their 3-card hand, decide if they are playing HI or LO based on their hand’s point total.

  • Optional/Additional Bets:

    • MATCH BONUS: A bet on how many cards in the dealer's 5-card hand are matched, by rank, with cards in the player's hand.

    • 3 CARD PLAYER BONUS: A bet on the strength of the player's 3-card poker hand (e.g., pairs, straights, flushes, three-of-a-kind and straight-flushes).

Gameplay Mechanics

  • Initial Bets: Players place the HI/LO BET and any optional bonus bets (MATCH BONUS, and Player’s 3-card POKER BONUS).

  • Dealing Cards:

    • Players receive 3 cards.

    • The dealer receives 5 cards.

  • Player Decision:

    • Players decide if their hand will be higher or lower than the dealer's corresponding hand.

    • Players place their cards face down in the designated area (marked “L” for Low or “H” for High).

    • Players can optionally "Double-Down," placing an additional wager equal to the original BET.

  • Dealer Arrangement:

    • The dealer arranges their 5 cards into two hands:

      • Dealer’s LO Hand: The three lowest cards, with the highest card in this group (or an Ace if present) becoming the Shared Card used in both hands.

      • Dealer’s HI Hand: The two remaining cards plus the Shared Card.

  • Scoring:

    • Cards are valued as follows:

      • J, Q, K = 0

      • Ace = 1 (Lo Hand) or 11 (Hi Hand)

      • 2-10 = Face Value

  • Resolution:

    • Players win the HI/LO BET if they correctly predict whether their hand is higher or lower than the corresponding dealer hand.

    • In the case of a tie (equal point totals), the player wins.

Basic Strategy

    • Players with a point total of 13 or lower should play their hand LO

      • If the point total is 6 or less, the Player should “Double-Down”

      • Players with a point total of 14 or higher should play their hand HI

      • If the point total is 22 or higher, the Player should “Double-Down

Bonus Bet Payouts

  • MATCH BONUS:

    • Players win if their cards match at least two of the dealer’s cards by rank. The payout is determined by the number of matches.

    3 CARD PLAYER BONUS:

    • Players win if their hand contains a pair or better.