3 Card Brag Live Casino Game Review

About 3 Card Brag

The centuries-old British card game 3 Card Brag comes to the Live Casino, giving players the chance to play their way to glory in 3 Card Brag live casino game. With its origins dating back to 16th century England, 3 Card Brag can justifiably lay claim to being one of the oldest card games still in existence. 3 Card Brag is actually a direct descendant of the lesser known Italian card game Primero, which was first recorded in 1526. Both titles are what are known as bluffing or vying games – the most popular example of which is poker. In fact, the modern game of poker bears a striking number of similarities to 3 Card Brag so anyone who loves poker will feel right at home with 3 Card Brag.

The game is very popular in Trinidad, India, Bangladesh and Nepal, where it is known both as "Flush" and "Teen Patti" (literally "three cards" in Hindi), played with some minor variations. At large gatherings and especially during festival times, it is the game of choice since many people of different skills can play together and have fun. It is also a very popular game among British fairground showmen, who usually get together at the bigger fairs and play for quite high stakes.

How To Play 3 Card Brag

3 Card Brag is a classic bluffing or vying game, so many of the rules will be familiar to poker players. It’s true that many card schools play to their own rules, which makes it difficult to find a playing guide that everyone agrees on. However, 3 Card Brag typically incorporates many of the same features as poker, including the ante, hand ranks and bluffing your way out of a weak hand.

Here’s what you can expect in a traditional game:

Number of players – You’ll need between two and eight players to enjoy a game of 3 Card Brag.

Ante – To get started, everyone needs to pay the same ante (in other words, place the same starting bet) into a central pot.

Deal – Once the opening bets are in, everyone receives three cards face down.

Blind or Open – When the cards arrive, each player must decide whether or not to check them. If they have a look at the cards, they are said to be ‘open’, whereas if they do not, they are said to be ‘blind’. Open players have to bet twice as much as blind players.

Betting – Now the first player needs to decide whether to raise the bet to stay in the hand, or fold. If he raises, everyone else must match his bet or fold themselves. The betting continues like this until there are only two players left.

Call – During this stage of the betting, either of the two players can choose to call their opponent, at which point both of them must show their hands.

Hand ranks – The player with the strongest hand takes all the money in the pot. A Prial is best, followed by a Running Flush, a Run, a Flush and a Pair. If neither player has any of these, the one with the highest-value single card wins.

3 Card Brag Game Rules

Everyone antes, and players are each dealt three cards face down. There is a single round of betting, with action starting to the left of the dealer. Each player has the option of betting or folding. If there was a previous bet, the player must contribute at least that much more to the pot. (Unlike usual poker betting, your previous money contributed to the pot is ignored.) This betting continues until there are only two players left, at which point either player may double the previous bet to "see" his opponent. At this point, the two hands are revealed, and the player with the better hand takes the entire pot. If there is a tie, the player who is seeing loses.

For example, with four players A, B, C and D, this situation could occur: Player A bets 2 chips, B folds, C bets 2 chips and D bets 2 chips. In order to stay in, A would have to bet another 2 chips (at least).

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