Three Card big win
July 2nd, 2010 at 1:21:16 AM
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On a recent trip to California, I stopped by the River Rock Casino near Santa Rosa, CA. I played Three Card for hours on end with a full table up until the point that I was the only player left in the wee hours of the night. Most of the night I was about even but then I was down to my last $600. Mind you I came in with $4000, so I was at a -$3400 dollar loss. Now mind you I am normally a low bet player and never bet more than 15 on Pairs plus and usually no more than 50 on the Ante.
I thought I was gonna have to either leave with the $600 or lose it. I know way thought I was gonna get my money back. Especially in such a volatile game like Three Card. The dealer which was trying to be helpful the whole night then told me I could actually play three seperate hands instead of the one hand. I was not aware of this, because most casinos only allow you to play one hand in Three Card. I then spread my remaining amount into three seperate bets covering the ante and pairs plus while still having enough to play if I had a qualifying hand.
In all three hands I had King high. The dealer ended up just having Queen high. I lost pairs plus of course but got paid in the other spots. I kept playing like this and the dealer either kept not qualifying or just barely qualifying with Queen high. I started raising my bets to table max of $25 pairs plus and $200 ante and kept winning and winning on all three spots I was playing.
All of sudden I look down and arrange my stacks and I was back to $4000. I told myself to becareful but continued on and the dealer still would not qualify or would barely qualify. Even when they wouldn't qualify I was making money due to putting 200 on the ante and 25 on PP. I was winning 175 everytime they wouldn't qualify and more when they would qualify. During this time I hit nothing better then a pair. No flushes, straights, three of a kind or straight flush. I got to the point where I had $8900 in front of me and I called it a day. A long day (18 hours playing)! I was shocked to turn my remaining $600 to the $8900 with nothing better than a couple pairs and mostly just A K high!
I thought I was gonna have to either leave with the $600 or lose it. I know way thought I was gonna get my money back. Especially in such a volatile game like Three Card. The dealer which was trying to be helpful the whole night then told me I could actually play three seperate hands instead of the one hand. I was not aware of this, because most casinos only allow you to play one hand in Three Card. I then spread my remaining amount into three seperate bets covering the ante and pairs plus while still having enough to play if I had a qualifying hand.
In all three hands I had King high. The dealer ended up just having Queen high. I lost pairs plus of course but got paid in the other spots. I kept playing like this and the dealer either kept not qualifying or just barely qualifying with Queen high. I started raising my bets to table max of $25 pairs plus and $200 ante and kept winning and winning on all three spots I was playing.
All of sudden I look down and arrange my stacks and I was back to $4000. I told myself to becareful but continued on and the dealer still would not qualify or would barely qualify. Even when they wouldn't qualify I was making money due to putting 200 on the ante and 25 on PP. I was winning 175 everytime they wouldn't qualify and more when they would qualify. During this time I hit nothing better then a pair. No flushes, straights, three of a kind or straight flush. I got to the point where I had $8900 in front of me and I called it a day. A long day (18 hours playing)! I was shocked to turn my remaining $600 to the $8900 with nothing better than a couple pairs and mostly just A K high!
Come short with my cash and you'll be dancing like it's "Hammer Time"!
July 2nd, 2010 at 7:10:07 AM
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Great story, but why did you continue to bet on the pairs plus when you were making all your money on the ante?
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
July 2nd, 2010 at 10:55:17 AM
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Force of habit. I've been playing Three Card for years and I never not play pairs plus.
Come short with my cash and you'll be dancing like it's "Hammer Time"!
