2009
07.22

Caribbean Poker Rules and Hints

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Web poker has become globally celebrated lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little concealment or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers receive five cards. After you have seen your hand and the casino’s first card, you need to in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager comes the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, including a figure on par with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up money even with your bet and controlled odds on your call wager. These expectations are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for two pairs
  • three to one for 3 of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • five to one for a flush
  • seven to one for a full house
  • twenty to one for a four of a kind
  • 50-1 for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush

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