Caribbean Poker Rules and Tips

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Poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with 21 than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the croupier announcing "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other gamblers are given 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you have to in turn make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning wager, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the wager comes the face off. If the casino does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a figure on par with the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays chips even with your bet and fixed odds on your call bet. These odds are:

• Equal for a pair or high card
• two to one for two pairs
• three to one for 3 of a kind
• four to one 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
• 100-1 for a royal flush