Added: December 3, 2015
3 Card Rummy is a table game available at Australian online casinos powered by Microgaming. It offers an average return to player of 96.8%, which is between that of European Roulette and most online pokies. If this return works for you, try out this fast paced and interesting online casino game. 3 Card Rummy can be played at Microgaming online casinos like Casino Mate, Ruby Fortune and Royal Vegas.
3 Card Rummy is played with a single standard deck of 52 cards. The valuation of the hand is somewhat different. A pair, three of a kind and runs of at least two cards of the same suit are valued at 0 and are set aside. The left over cards are used to compute the hand value. Cards from twos to nines are valued at their pip values; aces are valued at 1 point and all other cards are valued at 10 points. A lower hand value is better in 3 Card Rummy.
You start by placing the ante bet. You are dealt three cards face up and the dealer is dealt three cards face down. You have to decide whether to fold or raise. If you fold, then you will lose the ante bet. If you raise, then you place an additional bet equal to the ante bet. The dealer’s cards are turned face up. The dealer qualifies with 20 points or less. If the dealer does not qualify, then the ante bet pays even money and the raise bet pushes. If the dealer qualifies then the hand with the lower value wins. If you have the lower valued hand, the ante bet pays even money and the raise bet pays according to a payout table. The maximum payout is 4 to 1 for a hand value of 0. If the dealer has the lower valued hand, both your bets lose. Both bets push when the hands are tied. The optimum strategy for 3 Card Rummy is simple. You should raise with 20 points or less and fold with more than 20 points.
At the start of the game you can also place an optional bonus bet, which pays independently whether you win or lose the main game. The payouts are according to another payout table in which the highest payout is 100 to 1. If you have more than 13 points the bonus bet loses. The bonus bet offers an average return of 96.5%.
