Caribbean Poker Rules and Pointers

Web poker has become world acclaimed recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no bluffing or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the different gamblers are given 5 cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning wager, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the bet comes the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, including an amount equal to the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays out money equal to your wager and fixed expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • two to one for 2 pairs
  • 3-1 for three of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • five to one for a flush
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • one hundred to one for a royal flush
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