Caribbean Poker Codes and Pointers
Internet poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its television scores. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other players are given five cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or surrender. The call wager’s value is equal to your original bet, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the wager comes the face off. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, plus a figure on par with the ante. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The house pony’s up chips even with your original bet and fixed odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush