Caribbean Poker Regulations and Pointers

Sunday, 10. September 2017

[ English ]

Web poker has become globally famous lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years numerous variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling vingt-et-un than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the dealer instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers are given five cards. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is akin to your original ante, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes instantly to the bank. After the bet is the showdown. If the casino does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, including a figure on par with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays out chips even with your wager and fixed odds on your call wager. These odds are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • two to one 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
  • 100-1 for a royal flush

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