Caribbean Poker Rules and Pointers
Online poker has become world famous lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years several types on the original poker game have been developed, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different players receive five cards. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning wager, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Surrendering means that your wager goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager is the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, plus an amount equal to the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips equal to your bet and set expectations on your call wager. 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
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush