Caribbean Poker Protocols and Pointers
Poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variations on the earliest 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 related to chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the house instead of each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the croupier saying "No further bets." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s initial card, you need to either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is akin to your original bet, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your wager goes directly to the dealer. After the bet is the face off. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus a figure in accordance with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The casino pays chips equal to your original bet and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush