Carribean Poker (Caribbean Stud Poker)
As the name suggests, Carribean Poker originated in the Caribbean
islands and via cruise ships and vacationers slowly made its way
up to mainland United States of America. With it's popularity remaining
high its hard to find a land based casino these days that doesn't
carry this card game.
One of its main claims to fame is the fact that Caribbean Poker
was the first table game ever to feature a progressive jackpot.
Although the jackpot bet is a horribly bad one (unless the jackpot
itself if extremely high and there is no maximum payout), it still
ads a unique feature that is also fun to play, with the potential
for higher than normal payouts. Slots and video poker players may
find this a fun way to transition to table games, as the complexity
level is not high, and you learn a lot (including the basics of
every poker game known to man).
Finding online carribean poker is not always an easy task. Although
many casinos have incorporated the game, it is usually not advertised
as heavily as blackjack, roulette or the other classics simply because
of the size of the audience. Below we've listed links to a few online
casinos that offer Caribbean poker and also progressive jackpot
Carribbean stud poker: Grand
Online Casino | 24kt
Gold Online Casino
In playing Carribean Poker at the casinos detailed above, the procedure
is as follows:
You compete against the dealer for the best 5-card poker hand. By
placing an initial wager, called an "ante", you begin playing. After
clicking on DEAL, you are dealt a five-card hand face-up; the dealer
is also dealt five cards of which one is exposed. You now choose
whether to Surrender ("fold"), losing the ante, or to Bet ("call")
an additional amount equal to twice the ante. The dealer then reveals
his remaining four cards. When the dealer's hand does not include
an Ace and King or better, you are paid even money on the ante and
nothing on the bet (a "push"). When the dealer's hand includes an
Ace and King or better, it qualifies for play against you. When
the dealer's qualifying hand is better than your hand, the house
collects your ante and your bet. When your hand is better than the
dealer’s qualifying hand, you are paid even money on the ante and
an amount on the bet according to the your hand. Check it out and
hope you have fun.
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