Poker Strategy

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Internet poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been created, including a handful of 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 affiliated with twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the house rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer announcing "No further bets." At that point, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other gamblers receive five cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you have to either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your original wager, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes instantly to the bank. After the bet comes the showdown. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with an amount on par with the original bet. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The casino pays out money equal to your wager and set expectations on your call bet. These odds are:

• Even for a pair or high card
• 2-1 for two pairs
• 3-1 for three of a kind
• four to one 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