Three cards are then dealt to the player face up and three cards are dealt face down to the dealer. The player then decides whether to fold or play his hand. If he selects to play then he must place an Ante bet equal to his play bet. The dealer then reveals his cards. The best hand wins. The dealers hand must qualify with a queen or higher to be able to play. If the Dealer does not qualify then the Play Bet is returned to the player and the Ante bet is paid at even money 1:1. Finally the dealer reveals their 3-card poker hand. At this point the dealer’s hand is only compared with the player’s to decide a winner if free poker league the dealer’s hand is queen-high (a hand with no pairs, flushes, straights, three of a kind or straight flushes, but a queen as highest ranking card) or better. This game is played with a single deck that’s shuffled for every hand. This is the fact and it does not matter whether you are playing from a 3 card poker online casino or a live casino. When you play live 3 card poker in casino, the dealer shuffles the cards with an automated shuffling machine.