| Four card poker is a new casino poker variation. Like | | | | will be entitled to a bonus payout based on a |
| Caribbean poker, pai gow poker and three card | | | | paytable regardless to the value of the dealers hand. |
| poker, the game takes place between each player | | | | The bonus paytable can vary from one casino to |
| and the dealer. Four card poker is similar to three | | | | another. Usually, the highest possible hand, four of a |
| card poker. The object of the game is to beat the | | | | kind, pays 25:1. |
| dealers four card hand by forming the best four card | | | | Hand Ranking: |
| hand as possible. Like in three card poker, there is an | | | | Four card poker hand ranking is obviously different |
| option of placing an additional bet, which pays out | | | | from traditional poker since only four cards are used. |
| according to a pay table, regardless of the dealer's | | | | Here is the ranking of the hands in four card poker |
| hand. | | | | listed from the highest possible four card poker hand |
| Rules of Four Card Poker: | | | | to the lowest. |
| This poker game is played with a standard 52 card | | | | 1) Four of a kind |
| deck. The game is played on a table about the same | | | | 2) Straight flush: four following cards same suited |
| size of a blackjack table with three circles in front of | | | | 3) Three of a kind |
| each player seat: Aces Up, Ante and 1x to 3x Ante. | | | | 4) Flush: four same suited cards |
| Each circle signals one of the betting options available | | | | 5) Straight: four following cards |
| in the game. | | | | 6) Two pairs |
| The game begins with each of the players decides | | | | 7) Pair of Aces |
| whether to place a bet on the Ante circle, the Aces | | | | Aces Up: A New Wager |
| up circle or both. A player who chooses to play both | | | | Aces Up is the additional bet available in four cards |
| games is required to place bets in even amounts in | | | | poker. It is the equivalent of Pair Plus in three card |
| both circles. | | | | poker. The payout Aces Up bet is determined by a |
| The dealer deals each player five face down card | | | | paytable that regards only to the players hand. |
| from which the players choose the best four cards | | | | Aces Up Paytable: |
| to form the highest possible four card poker hand, | | | | 1) Four of a kind: 50 to 1 |
| according to the hand ranking listed below. The dealer | | | | 2) Straight flush: 40 to 1 |
| deals himself five face down cards and one face up | | | | 3) Three of a kind: 9 to 1 |
| card. As opposed to three card poker, in four card | | | | 4) Flush: 6 to 1 |
| poker the dealers hand does not have to qualify. | | | | 5) Straight: 4 to 1 |
| After the cards are dealt, each player looks at his | | | | 6) Two pair: 2 to 1 |
| cards and can decide whether to fold or raise. A | | | | 7) Pair of Aces 1 to 1 |
| player who chooses to fold, loses both of his bets. A | | | | 3 Tips for Winning: |
| player who chooses to raise, has to raise to at least | | | | This 4-card version like three card poker is a simple |
| the same amount of the Ante bet and up to three | | | | game. If you want to adjust a basic strategy that will |
| times the Ante. After all the players have made their | | | | improve your odds, here are three simple guidelines. |
| decisions, the dealer exposes his cards and chooses | | | | 1) Fold if you have less than a pair of 2s. |
| the four of the best cards out of six. | | | | 2) Raise to 1xAnte if you have a pair of 3s, 4s, 5s, |
| If the dealers hand is higher than the players hand, | | | | 6s, 7s, 8s, or 9s. |
| the player loses all his bets. If the players hand is | | | | 3) If you have pair of 10s or better, raise up to |
| higher than the dealers hand or equal, he is paid 1:1. If | | | | 3xAnte. |
| a players hand value is three of a kind or better, he | | | | |