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Caribbean Poker Regulations and Pointers

Poker has become world famous lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to vingt-et-un than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little conniving or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the croupier announcing "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers acquire 5 cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you must in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning bet, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Surrendering means that your ante goes immediately to the bank. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, including a sum in accordance with the original wager. If the house does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The bank pony’s up cash equal to your bet and set odds on your call bet. These expectations are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for 2 pairs
  • 3-1 for three 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