Caribbean Poker Codes and Tips
Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several variations on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with blackjack than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer declares "No further wagers." At that instance, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards each. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you have to either make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s amount is equal to your original wager, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your ante goes immediately to the casino. After the bet is the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a figure in accordance with the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The casino pays cash even with your bet and controlled odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one 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
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush