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Caribbean Poker Protocols and Hints
Poker has become world celebrated lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the house instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the croupier declares "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different gamblers receive 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to either make a call bet or give up. The call bet’s amount is equal to your original wager, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantaneously to the casino. After the bet is the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, plus a sum in accordance with the initial bet. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The dealer pays cash equal to your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush