Three Card Poker - What is the correct strategy in this situation ?

The casino here allow player to "take over" other player's hand(which is not
qualify and this player would like to fold it), by putting same amount of
chips into PLAY box. Should I "take over" his hand if I know( because the dealer opened one of her card accidently) that one of the dealer's card is 2 to J(low rank card) ? What is the player edge ?


Kim

Yes, if you know one of the dealer's cards, and it is 2 through Jack, you should buy your fellow player's hand. Your edge? Not sure, because you're obviously going to be offered only the poorest hands of your opponent. But based on the accepted strategy for how to play this game with "extra" information, this play is +EV.

Any hand??????

Yes, if the dealer card you see is 2 through Jack, play any hand.
If you see a Queen, King, or Ace in the dealer's hand, your hand must include that card (or better) and at least a 9 or higher among the other two cards. For example, if you see a Queen, you would play Q96, QT2, K32, but you would fold Q87.

For the normal paytable, if you saw one dealer card everytime, your edge is around 3%.

Just one caveat to add- the variance on this play is much larger than playing to a 3% advantage in BJ. I learned this very painfully one night. The reason is that you get most of your advantage from the ante bonuses, and you can play a long time before you see a straight or better.

I semi-wonged the 3 card tables this week in AC,watching for a dealers hole card.didn't see a hint of a flashing dealer,though I'm not really sure what I should be looking for.