Archive for January 26th, 2017

Caribbean Poker Rules and Tricks

Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with vingt-et-un than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that point, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers attain 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call bet or accede. The call wager’s value is on same level to your beginning ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your wager goes instantaneously to the casino. After the bet is the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, with an amount on par with the original bet. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The house pays cash equal to your wager and controlled odds on your call bet. These expectations are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • two to one for two pairs
  • three to one for 3 of a kind
  • 4-1 for a straight
  • 5-1 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
  • one hundred to one for a royal flush