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If
the dealer does not have a qualifying hand, then all players
who have remained in the game win their Ante bet, regardless
of whether that hand is stronger than the player's. For example,
if the dealer holds A J 10 8 2, a non-qualifying hand, and the
player holds Q 9 8 6 2 or even 7 6 4 3 2, the player wins. The
dealer cannot win if his hand doesn't contain at least a hand
of A K strength. Players who folded however, have already conceded
defeat and lost their bets. But for players who made call bets
(anyone who didn't make a call bet had to have folded), a nonqualifying
dealer hand spells an automatic winning hand.
That's the good news. The bad news is that if the dealer does
not have a qualifying hand, players win only the Ante bet. Their
call bets, the ones placed in the bet area, are returned to
them. They are not eligible for any Bonus payouts or even 1-1
payoffs regardless of the hand drawn. That's the tough part
of the game.
Thus, if $5 was wagered on the Ante and $10 in the Bet circle,
and the player happened to hold three Jacks, the total win would
be only $5, the $5 paid at even money for the won ante bet.
The non-qualifying dealer hand negates the 3-1 bonus that would
have been paid for the three of a kind if that player's hand
was stronger than the dealer's. In the above example, the $10
wager in the Bet circle would be returned.
If the dealer does have a qualifying hand, there is no automatic
win. Now, the stronger hand between the dealer and the player
is the deciding factor. Let's see how this works.
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