Caribbean Poker Protocols and Tricks
Online poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling 21 than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the dealer rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer broadcasting "No further bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other players acquire five cards each. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Surrendering means that your bet goes immediately to the casino. After the wager is the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus a figure on par with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The house pays money equal to your original bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
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