Caribbean Poker Codes and Tricks
Poker has become world famous as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years numerous types on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of 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 related to 21 than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the dealer broadcasting "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you must either make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning wager, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager comes the showdown. If the house does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, with a sum equal to the initial bet. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips even with your initial bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush