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Caribbean Poker Protocols and Tips

Web poker has become world celebrated recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variations on the earliest poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to blackjack than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the house rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier declares "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course all of the different gamblers acquire five cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s first card, you need to either make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s amount is equal to your original bet, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes instantly to the bank. After the bet is the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a sum in accordance with the original wager. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The dealer pony’s up cash equal to your bet and fixed odds on your call bet. These expectations are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for 2 pairs
  • 3-1 for 3 of a kind
  • 4-1 for a straight
  • 5-1 for a flush
  • 7-1 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
 

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