Caribbean Poker Game Rules

It's a very popular game in cruise ships and in casinos. Basically, it has seven players, that will be playing against the dealer not to each other. There will be a progressive jackpot with optional bet and each bet will determine what that is.

The dealer would deal a card and you have to place you ante. There will be five cards with each player down and four cards with the dealer with final card faced up. The players will look to their cards and not showing it with anybody else. Players have to decide whether to stay in or to fold. For the fold, the money goes to the dealer and for the rest who stay in need to double their ante. The dealers cards will then revealed. If the player has the higher hand compared to the dealer's hand, the player wins. In online casinos, the game usually played one on one against the virtual dealer unlike in real casino there are several players that can play at the same table.

Dealer's Hand

If the dealer does not have a hand of Ace-King or higher, the dealer's hand considered as invalid. If the dealer's hand is invalid the bets of the players will be returned. Ante bets will be doubled, however the ante are generally low, this is not considered as a great victory. This is true even the dealer has better hand than the players. The call bets are only in play if the dealer's hand qualifies.

Payout

See the table payout below:

hand payout
Royal Flush 100:1
Straight Flush 50:1
Four of a Kind 20:1
Full House 7:1
Flush 5:1
Straight 4:1
Three of a Kind 3:1
Two Pair 2:1
Pair 1:1
Ace/King 1:1

Caribbean Poker Basic Strategy

What you should do:

The important decision of a player is to whether to raise or fold your bet once the cards have been dealt.
• Raise on A-K-J-8-3 or better and fold otherwise.
• Bet when you have a pair or better
• Bet when you have an ace / king or if you have the same card that has dealer's upcard.
• You should not be a progressive wager