Caribbean Poker Regulations and Tips

by Carlos on October 16th, 2010

Web poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many types on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few 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 related to twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the casino rather than each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no concealment or different types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier saying "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers are given 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to either make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is akin to your original ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantly to the dealer. After the wager is the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus a sum equal to the ante. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays cash equal to your bet and fixed expectations on your call bet. These odds are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • two to one for 2 pairs
  • 3-1 for three of a kind
  • 4-1 for a straight
  • five to one for a flush
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush

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