4 Card Poker

Vocabulary terms and procedural rules for 4 Card Poker, including hand rankings, betting options, and side bet payout structures.

4 Card Poker

A table game where players play against the dealer to make the best $4$-card poker hand from a $5$-card hand, while the dealer makes their best $4$-card hand from $6$ cards.

Same Hand Rule

In 4 Card Poker, if the player and the dealer have the same hand, the player wins.

4 Card Poker Hand Ranking

The order of rankings from highest to lowest is: $4$ of a Kind, Straight Flush, $3$ of a Kind, Flush, Straight, $2$ Pair, $1$ Pair, and High Card.

Dealing Procedures

The dealer starts dealing from his/her left in a clockwise motion, giving each player a $5$-Card hand and creating their own hand from two separate $5$-card units.

Dealer's 6-card hand formation

The dealer takes the first $5$-card hand and places the bottom card of the second $5$-card hand on top of it to total $6$ cards.

Fold

A decision by the player to not play the hand, resulting in the loss of all wagers (including side bets) and placing the cards in the discard rack.

Play

A bet made if a player likes their hand, which can be either $1x$, $2x$, or $3x$ the size of the initial Ante bet.

Pay/Take Procedures

The process where the dealer compares hands and pays out or collects bets, starting from the dealer's right and moving in a counterclockwise motion.

Standard Payouts

If the player's $4$-card hand is better than or equal to the dealer's, the dealer pays the Play bet $1 \text{ to } 1$ and the Ante bet $1 \text{ to } 1$.

Ante Bonus

A bonus paid regardless of whether the player wins the hand, with payouts of $25 \text{ to } 1$ for $4$-of-a-Kind, $20 \text{ to } 1$ for a Straight Flush, and $2 \text{ to } 1$ for $3$-of-a-Kind.

Aces Up

An optional side bet that wins if the player's hand contains a pair of Aces or better, with a top payout of $50 \text{ to } 1$ for $4$-of-a-Kind.

Bad Beat

An optional side bet that wins if either the player or the dealer loses the hand while holding two pair or better.

Bad Beat Bonus Top Payout

The payout awarded when a player or dealer loses with $4$-of-a-Kind, which is set at $25{,}000 \text{ to } 1$.

4 Card Progressive

An optional side bet that wins if the player's initial $5$-CARD HAND contains a $3$-of-a-Kind or better.

Envy

A bonus automatically available to all players who made a 4 Card Poker Progressive bet if another player at the table qualifies for a STRAIGHT FLUSH ($\text{\$300}$) or ROYAL FLUSH ($\text{\$1{,}000}$).