Archive for July 22nd, 2021

Caribbean Poker Rules and Hints

Web poker has become world famous lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television scores. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling chemin de fer than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players are given 5 cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you need to either make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s value is equal to your original ante, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantly to the casino. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a sum in accordance with the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up money even with your bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for two pairs
  • three to one for 3 of a kind
  • 4-1 for a straight
  • 5-1 for a flush
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
  • 50-1 for a straight flush
  • one hundred to one for a royal flush