Caribbean Poker Rules and Pointers
Web poker has become world famous lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the croupier saying "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other players attain five cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you have to either make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is akin to your original ante, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the wager is the showdown. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, plus an amount equal to the initial bet. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays chips equal to your wager and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 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
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