Caribbean Poker Regulations and Pointers
Posted in Poker on 01/05/2010 05:22 am by Izaiah
Web poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been created, including some games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the dealer instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the dealer declares "No more bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other gamblers are given 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you must either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s amount is equal to your original wager, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your ante goes immediately to the house. After the wager is the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a figure on par with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips even with your wager and controlled expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one 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