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Welcome to the last installment of our Caribbean Stud Poker series. We’ve covered how the game is played, hand rankings, how much money you get paid for winning hands and everything else.
This time we’re completing the series by talking about Caribbean Stud Poker strategy and tips. So, let’s dive right into it!
Caribbean Stud Poker Strategy and Tips
I’ve seen a lot of strategy guides for Caribbean Stud Poker and I think it’s just a bit too much. Caribbean Stud Poker is a game where you just have fun. There isn’t much in the way of decisions.
The house advantage in Caribbean Stud Poker is hefty, but there’s not much that can be done about that. What I’d recommend is simply folding if you have nothing. Why stay in when your only show of winning is if the dealer doesn’t qualify? That just doesn’t make sense. Lose your ante and progressive bet and move on. Hit hard when you have good hands.
Don’t listen to stupid strategy guides that tell you not to play the progressive. Why listen to people who have obviously never played Caribbean Stud Poker (or at least not much)? The progressive is just a buck and I’m telling you again, if you have a great hand and the dealer doesn’t qualify, you’ll kill yourself.
This might go without saying, but I feel I must make sure you understand. Don’t bluff. Even though the game is called Caribbean Stud Poker, it’s not like regular poker where players fold. The dealer can’t fold. He or she always plays the hand. So remember my first tip—dump poor hands. If you’ve got nothing, just walk away.
And as I’ve mentioned before, shop around. Most casinos have their own pay structure and progressive for Caribbean Stud Poker. You could be losing hundreds or even thousands by not shopping around. If you’re playing at an online casino, you’re foolish if you don’t shop around. It just takes a few clicks to find the best paying online casino for Caribbean Stud Poker. I’ve looked around online and have seen progressives with $40,000 difference between them. Ouch!
I’ve also looked around online and found some online casinos paying $500 for a four of a kind and others paying $100. You can lose a fortune by not shopping around and that’s not just on the big hands either.
Caribbean Stud Poker is a great game. Hopefully, you’ve learned a little something and you’re ready to give it a shot. It doesn’t matter where you play Caribbean Stud Poker, it’s a fun game. Good luck at the tables!
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Forged many years ago in the Caribbean and spread throughout the world via cruise ships, Caribbean Stud Poker is now a staple in any good casino. Games have come and gone in places, such as Vegas, but Caribbean Stud Poker locked on and never let go. It’s fun to play—even if the house advantage is a bit high. You can have fun playing this game online or in a regular casino.
Played with a single 52-card deck, each game of Caribbean Stud Poker accommodates up to seven players at a time. This is a game that is just fine when flying solo, but I like playing with many people. Online play is very fun and many online casinos offer solo play.
Let’s talk about the table for Caribbean Stud Poker. You’ll notice that there are four spots on the table. You’ll need to know these four spots to play. First, there’s the card area, which is where your cards will be placed each hand. Next is the Ante area, which is where your ante bet goes at the start of each hand. If you’re going to stay in a hand, you’ll be putting money in the Raise area. Sometimes this is called “Bet” on certain layouts, but it’s all the same. Finally, there’s the famous progressive slot. This is where your $1 goes if you want to be entered into the progressive jackpot.
So now that you know about the betting areas, let’s take a look at the action. As I kind of alluded to earlier, your first “action” will be to put some money in the Ante area. Each table has it’s own minimum wager—$5 and $10 minimums are most common. Once you put your ante bet down, you now need to decide if you want to be entered into the progressive jackpot. We’ll talk about this later in more detail. You can’t enter the progressive after the hand starts, so now is the time to do it.
Once you’ve anted up and played or passed on the progressive, it’s time to start the hand of Caribbean Stud Poker. The dealer will give you five cards—hopefully really good ones. The dealer will also get five cards and you’ll be shown one of those. We call this card the “upcard.”
Okay, you’ve got your hand. It’s now time to evaluate it and see how good or bad it is. If you’ve looked at your hand and found it to be poor, you can just fold and quit. You’ll lose your ante bet of course.
In the next part of our Caribbean Stud Poker overview, we’ll pick it up from here. We’ll start with your decision to stay in the hand.
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Pai Gow is a fun game, but it isn’t that popular. I think part of the problem is that many don’t understand how to win at Pai Gow. They try to play it like video poker (always making the largest hands) and that’s part of the problem. Today, I’ll give you a series of quick Pai Gow tips that will help game improve.
Bank Now!
Okay, there’s one thing you need to remember. When possible, you need to bank when playing Pai Gow. By banking, you’ll push some of the odds in your favor. All experienced players know to do this.
Of course, you need a nice bankroll (depending on the game) to bank, but it’s worth it. Sometimes the casino might share your banking duties with you. And if you want to bank a lot, just get on a table with no or few players.
High Hands Can Spell Defeat
As I alluded to earlier, a lot of new Pai Gow players think this game is video poker and they just try to build big hands. But video poker it’s not.
By playing the big hand, such as a full house, can be disastrous. For instance, let’s say you build this hand. For you other hand you’ll simply have a high card. What’s this mean? It means that you’re likely to push and completely screw yourself. A better option would be to do a three of a kind and a pair. You now have a shot at scoring cash.
Crush the Two-Card Hand
Ah, young grasshopper. Here’s where Pai Gow newbies get crushed. And this goes back to our last tip. In Pai Gow, both hands are important. I like to build the best two-card hand possible and go from there.
Of course, you need to weigh the two for the best possible combo. But, don’t neglect this hand. It’s vital and it can keep you in the green.
Help Me Please
Ask with any casino game, don’t be shy about asking for help. If you’re playing online Pai Gow, read the playing instructions and mess around with some free games first. For those playing in the real world, the dealers are there to assist you, so use them. There’s nothing to be ashamed about!
Bankroll Only
Before playing any casino game you should set up a bankroll, which is a set amount of money you’re willing to use. When you do this, you’re less likely to walk away from the casino a big loser. Just remember, should you happen to lose it, walk away.
Another good idea is to put this money away as you win, so you always leave with something should your luck change. I like setting win limits. It’s hard to leave when you’re winning, but I do it.
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I love poker. I’ve played poker at many places. The invention of online poker has helped the game explode. It’s given a lot of people the courage to start playing the game—real tables can be very intimidating.
While there’s something to be said for playing Poker in the real world, online poker offers many key advantages that may suit you better—I know I love online poker. Let’s take a look at some of the key advantage of online poker.
Availability
In the real world, you have to find a poker room. Once that’s done, you need to find a game that’s going—and hope it’s one you want. If it’s busy, you get to wait in line (hours sometimes). No thanks.
With online poker, you can play anytime day or night and you can find the specific games you want. From pennies to big cash tournaments, it all waits for you.
Limits
Let’s keep on the poker game choice theme. In the real world, the table limits are what they are. You either take them or leave them. With online poker, you can always find exactly what you want. Looking for a $5+$1 SnG tournament? No problem. Want a dollar game? Sure thing.
Poker Variants
So you’re at the poker room and looking for a specific type of poker or game style. Even if you want Texas Hold’em, the room might not have tournaments or ring games. It’s so limiting. Again, online poker comes to the rescue. You can find whatever type of poker you want and the game style to match your mood. It’s just perfect.
Speed
This is a huge one for me. I’ve been in real-world poker games that take forever. Some guy has no outs, but he wants to spend an hour acting like he’s thinking. It’s one thing to spend a few minutes, but it can get out of hand.
Online poker moves very fast. You can play and go. The result is more hands and possibly more money.
Tipping
With online poker, there’s no dealer to tip. This is great. Even if it’s just a buck, that’s $1 you’ve lost. Tipping in the real world is expected and you should tip. But however you slice it, a tip is a loss. I like keeping money in my pocket where it belongs.
You Can Be Everywhere
Perhaps the best advantage online poker offers is the ability to play at multiple poker tables at the same time—with ease. I’ve seen players playing at 8 tables. If you can focus on more than one table at a time, this advantage will allow you to really rack up the winnings in a hurry.
Online poker is better in so many aspects.
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Studying the history of poker is a worthwhile venture. However, it will be tough to trace back to its exact origins. Its history goes way back and the exact origin is more conjecture than concrete fact.
According to the dictionary, poker was derived from the French word poque in the early 1800s. And in those days, poque wasn’t even poker. According to sources, community card poker games, such as Texas Hold’em, didn’t come into existence until the 1920s.
Ah the 1920s-girls, gangsters and music. Back then poker was played in super-secret locations where finely dressed gangsters would guard the games. And they weren’t the only ones armed. It was commonplace for players to pack the heat too. Bandits and rival gangs would sometimes raid good poker games and make off with the loot. Playing poker was really hazardous to your health.
The world of Poker dramatically changed in the 1970s and it’s this point in time that most closely resembles today’s poker world. It provided the foundation for everything we have today. The famous Word Series of Poker came along and setup the poker world for today’s numerous big-money poker tournaments, such as those offered by the World Poker Tour and countless venues around the world.
And that leads us to Poker on TV, which is even being embraced by mainstream media outlets such as NBC and ESPN. But what was the key moment in time that made this possible? Surely watching people play poker is boring right? We can all thank the hole card cam. This little invention changed the game. Poker was now fun and viable for TV and we haven’t looked back since.
In fact, you could say that this one invention changed it all. Today, Poker is booming. Players all over the world are playing on TV-most started on the Internet. It’s all thanks to poker being popularized-making stars of the average poker player. And that’s all thanks to the hole card cam, which made all of this possible.
Poker’s history is so rich and filled with fun twists and turns that it would be impossible to deal with it all in a single article. Hopefully this article has wetted your appetite.
If you want to learn more about poker’s history, start with the legendary names, such as Doyle Brunson, David Sklansky, Mike Caro, Binion and then move on to more recent stars, such as Gus Hanson and Daniel Negreanu.
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