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Every Play Fee at 3cardpoker, Straight Up

Before you put a dollar on the table, you should know what the house collects and why. We lay out every fee tied to play — ante structures, rake percentages, and table minimums — so nothing surprises you mid-hand.

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What Play Fees Actually Cover at Our Tables

At 3cardpoker, the play fee framework is straightforward. Every hand at Golden Table Blackjack or our three-card poker rooms requires an ante — that's your base cost to compete in the round. On top of the ante, certain side bets like Pair Plus carry their own flat-rate cost per hand, separate from your main wager. Rake in our card rooms is a

fixed percentage pulled from each pot before the winner is paid, and we post that rate on the table info panel before you sit. No service charges are added at the cashier step — what you see at the felt is what you pay.

FAIR PLAY SIGNALS

How We Keep Our Fee Structures Honest

We run our fee schedules the same way we run our card rooms — openly. Here's what we do to make sure every charge is defensible and every player can verify it.

Posted Rake Rates

Every card room and table at Motor City Rapid Play displays its rake rate in the table info panel before you commit chips — no click-through required to find the number.

Third-Party Game Audits

Game logic and fee deductions for titles from Evolution and Pragmatic Play are audited by their respective certification bodies, with results available through those providers' public disclosures.

Hand History Access

Your account records every hand — ante paid, rake pulled, side-bet cost — so you can cross-check any charge against your own session history without contacting support first.

Fee Change Notices

When a table minimum or rake percentage changes, we post a notice to the lobby before the update takes effect — you always have time to decide whether to keep your seat.

FEE HELP DESK

Need Help Reading a Fee? We're Here

Fee questions come up fast, especially when a new side bet is on the table. Reach us through any of these channels and we'll walk you through the exact charge before your next hand.

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Live Chat

Open the chat widget from any table page and ask about rake rates or ante requirements in real time — a support agent pulls up your table's current fee card directly.

Account Help Center

Log into your account, head to Account Help, and search 'play fees' — every fee schedule we publish is stored there, updated whenever table rules change.

Email Support

Send a fee dispute or clarification request to our support address. Include your hand ID and we'll reply with the exact rake or ante amount deducted from that round.

Key Play Fee Terms Defined Plainly

What is an ante in three-card poker?

The ante is a mandatory starting wager placed before cards are dealt. It's your entry cost for the round — separate from any optional side bets like Pair Plus you choose to add.

What does rake mean in a card room?

Rake is the fixed percentage the house collects from each pot before paying the winner. It's how the card room earns revenue and is posted on every table's info panel.

What is a table minimum?

The table minimum is the smallest ante or wager the table accepts per hand. Sitting at a table with a $5 minimum means every round costs at least that amount to enter.

What is the Pair Plus fee?

Pair Plus is an optional side bet in three-card poker with its own flat cost per hand. It pays separately based on your card rank, independent of whether you beat the dealer.

What is a play wager?

After seeing your cards you can place a play wager — equal to your ante — to continue the hand against the dealer. Folding forfeits your ante; the play wager only costs you if you stay in.

What does 'no-rake' mean on a table?

A no-rake table earns its margin through a fixed session fee or a higher ante rather than a percentage pot cut. All fees are disclosed before you take a seat on those tables.

Play Fee Questions We Hear Most Often

Real questions from people who want to know the cost before they play — answered straight, no fluff.

Optional side bets like Pair Plus carry their own per-hand cost, shown on the table before you add them. There are no additional service fees charged at the cashier step after a session ends.

Select any card room or table in the lobby and open the table info panel. The rake rate and table minimum are listed there — before you commit a single chip to the seat.

Only if you choose to place it. Pair Plus is optional each hand. Skip it and you pay only the ante plus your play wager if you decide to stay in against the dealer.

Log in, go to your hand history in account settings, and select any completed round. The breakdown shows ante paid, rake deducted, and any side-bet cost for that specific hand.

We post a lobby notice before any rake rate or table minimum changes. Players in Detroit or Pittsburgh can check that notice anytime from a mobile browser before their next session.

Live dealer tables from Evolution may carry different minimums than our standard digital card rooms. Both are listed in the table info panel — compare them before choosing where to sit.
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