Caribbean Poker Protocols and Pointers
Posted in Poker on 12/28/2015 11:21 am by Lilly
Internet poker has become globally famous recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been developed, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with 21 than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the dealer announcing "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other gamblers are given five cards. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you need to in turn make a call bet or give up. The call bet’s value is equal to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes immediately to the house. After the bet is the conclusion. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with an amount in accordance with the original wager. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays chips equal to your ante and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one 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 four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush