3-5-7 Poker is a poker-based game that is gradually making its way into casinos.
It's essentially three games in one: the player can wager on a 3, 5, or 7-card hand,
with payouts based on the poker value of each.
Rules of 3-5-7
Poker
The game begins with the participant placing two or three bets. The
player must wager on the three and five-card hands; the seven-card hand is optional.
On any hand, the player may stake any amount up to the table minimum and
maximum.
After all, players have placed their bets. The dealer will deal
three cards to the player and four to himself, all of which will be dealt face down.
If the player desires, he may forfeit half of his 7-card wager based on his first
three cards; in other words, the dealer receives half of the 7-card bet, and the
player gets the other half.
The pay tables below illustrate how much each
hand pays for each stake.
3-Card Hand Pay Table |
HAND |
PAYS |
Straight flush |
40:1 |
Three of a kind |
25:1 |
Straight |
6:1 |
Flush |
4:1 |
Pair |
1:1 |
Nothing |
Loss |
5-Card Hand Pay Table |
HAND |
PAYS |
Royal flush |
500:1 |
Straight flush |
100:1 |
4 of a kind |
40:1 |
Full House |
12:1 |
Flush |
9:1 |
Straight |
6:1 |
3 of a kind |
4:1 |
2 pair |
3:1 |
Pair (6's or better) |
1:1 |
Nothing |
Loss |
7-Card Hand Pay Table |
HAND |
PAYS |
Royal flush |
100:1 |
Straight flush |
20:1 |
4 of a kind |
7:1 |
Full House |
5:1 |
Flush |
4:1 |
Straight |
3:1 |
3 of a kind |
2:1 |
2 pair (10's high or better) |
1:1 |
Other |
Loss |
Strategy of 3-5-7 PokerThe player must never give up. I would advocate
spending the most on the 7 card hand and the least on the 5 card hand because the 7 card
hand has the lowest house edge.
The probabilities and returns for each hand for
all three bets are shown in the tables below.
3-Card Hand Return Table |
HAND |
PROBABILITY |
PAYS |
RETURN |
Straight flush |
0.22% |
40 |
8.69% |
Three of a kind |
0.24% |
25 |
5.88% |
Straight |
3.26% |
6 |
19.55% |
Flush |
4.96% |
4 |
19.84% |
Pair |
16.94% |
1 |
16.94% |
Nothing |
74.39% |
-1 |
-74.39% |
|
100.00% |
0 |
-3.49% |
5-Card Hand Return Table |
HAND |
PROBABILITY |
PAYS |
RETURN |
Royal flush |
0.00% |
500 |
0.08% |
Straight flush |
0.00% |
100 |
0.14% |
4 of a kind |
0.02% |
40 |
0.96% |
Full House |
0.14% |
12 |
1.73% |
Flush |
0.20% |
9 |
1.77% |
Straight |
0.39% |
6 |
2.35% |
3 of a kind |
2.11% |
4 |
8.45% |
2 pair |
4.75% |
3 |
14.26% |
pair (6's or better) |
29.25% |
1 |
29.25% |
Nothing |
63.12% |
-1 |
-63.12% |
Total |
100.00% |
0 |
-4.12% |
7-Card Hand Return Table |
HAND |
PROBABILITY |
PAYS |
RETURN |
Royal flush |
0.00% |
100 |
0.32% |
Straight flush |
0.03% |
20 |
0.56% |
4 of a kind |
0.17% |
7 |
1.18% |
Full House |
2.60% |
5 |
12.98% |
Flush |
3.03% |
4 |
12.10% |
Straight |
4.62% |
3 |
13.86% |
3 of a kind |
4.83% |
2 |
9.66% |
2 pair (10's high or better) |
15.40% |
1 |
15.40% |
Other |
69.33% |
-1 |
-69.33% |
Total |
100.00% |
0 |
-3.28% |
House Edge Summary |
BET |
HOUSE EDGE |
3 |
3.49% |
5 |
4.12% |
7 |
3.28% |