The dealer last night told me you should play Queen or better.’” The player on my right saw, and said, ‘Uh-oh. “Also, I was playing a few weeks ago, and folded with Queen-3-2. “Does that mean you expect to make money with Queen-6-4? That strategy led a reader to email me with two questions:

Basic strategy for the ante-bet portion of Three Card Poker is to make the bet of equal to your ante any time you’re dealt Queen-6-4 or better, but to fold and forfeit your ante with lower-ranking hands.