Rules vary on what happens when the hands are of exactly equal value: some say that the player simply gets his money back, but others say that the player is paid even money on his bet. If the dealer's hand is of higher value, the dealer takes the ante and play bets. If the dealer does qualify, the player wins if his hand is of higher value than the dealer's, and gets paid out even money on both his ante and play bets. If the dealer does not qualify, the ante hand tableid out even money, but the play bet is simply returned. To qualify, the dealer must have a hand of a queen high or better. The first is that the dealer does not 'qualify'. If he chooses to play, there are three possibilities. The player is then dealt his cards and after seeing them, the player can fold his cards and lose the ante bet, or raise by placing out a bet of equal money to the ante bet. Ante-and-Play: Normal ante-and-play gameplayįor ante-and-play, the player places an ante bet before receiving his cards.