1. Playing Against the Dealer:
Player Folds Lose
When dealer does not Qualify BET is a Push
ANTE wins 1 to 1
When dealer qualifies & player BET wins 1 to 1
beats dealer's hand ANTE wins 1 to 1
When dealer qualifies & dealer's ANTE loses
hands beats player's hand BET loses
The ANTE BONUS is paid when a player is dealt one of
the 3 top-ranked hands in the game.
The ANTE BONUS is paid only when the Player's hand
beats the Dealer's qualified hand.
The ANTE BONUS payouts are as follows:
Three of a Kind 5 to 1
Straight Flush 4 to 1
Straight 1 to 1
Playing Both – HIGH/ LOW and ANTE
In playing the ANTE and the BET, the objective is to get a
three-card hand that beats the dealer's qualifying hand
of Queen or better. In playing the HIGH wager, the
objective is to receive a pair or better.
In playing the LOW wager, the objective is to receive a
10 top or lower hand (10-top is a hand which is neither a
straight nor a flush, where the highest ranked card is a
10). Players receive winning HIGH/ LOW payouts
Mini Flush is an Indian version of the 3-Card Poker. This regardless of the dealer's hand.
game is popular mainly in India and the neighbouring Players can bet anywhere from the table minimum to
countries. Played with a standard 52-card deck. the maximum allowed bet on either Ante or High/Low.
However, the BET must always be double the ANTE.
The game allows the player to If the player has made ANTE wager and the HIGH/ LOW
– Bet against the dealer's hand. bets, he must make a PLAY bet in order to continue in
– Bet only on the value of his own hand. the game, when having a high hand.
– Bet both against the dealer as well as on the value Player may opt to fold when having a Low hand. Any
of his own hand. winning LOW bets are paid, irrespective of whether the
player continued to BET or not.
Ranking of hands
The ranking of the hands in Mini Flush differs from High Payouts
traditional poker hands. Cards are ranked from highest
Three of a Kind 100 to 1
to lowest as below
– Trial – (3 of a kind) Straight Flush 75 to 1
– Double Run – (Straight Flush) Straight 4 to 1
– Run – (Straight)
Flush 2 to 1
– Flush
– Pair Pair Push
Ace is the highest ranked card, followed by K-Q-J-10-9-
Low Payouts
8-7-6-5-4-3-2.
Dealer qualifies with a “Queen” high or better. 5 Top 50 to 1
The objective of playing against the Dealer is to get a 6 Top 15 to 1
hand with a value higher than the Dealer's qualifying 7 Top 4 to 1
hand of a Queen or better. If a hand does not contain a
pair or better, the hand that contains the highest 8 Top 2 to 1
ranking card/s wins, when comparing. In the event of 9 Top 1 to 1
the player and the dealer having the same hand, then 10 Top Push
the hand with the highest card(s) will be the winner. In
case the dealer and the player have the same hand with During the game, general rules must be
identical cards (irrespective of the suit); the hand will be observed
a “Push”. Player starts by placing an “Ante” wager. The – Players may play a maximum of two hands, where one
player may also bet on the optional “High” and “Low” hand should be a compulsory blind.
betting options. After looking at their three cards, – Cards must remain in the sight of the dealer at all times,
players may opt to “Bet” or to “Fold”. If the Player opts and under no circumstances may cards be taken away
to fold, he loses the Ante wager. If the Player opts to bet, from the table.
he has to place a wager double the Ante on the “Bet” – Players must not discuss their “hand' or show their cards
area, on top of his cards. to other players.