Caribbean Poker Rules and Tips
Web poker has become globally famous lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several types on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling 21 than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or different types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the dealer declares "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers are given five cards. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must either make a call wager or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your original bet, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager is the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, with an amount equal to the original wager. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The casino pays out chips even with your wager and controlled odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one 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
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush