HOW TO PLAY
Players begin by making
a wager and placing an ante in the ante space of your playing area.
After you have placed
your ante, the dealer will deal 5 cards to you and each player at your table. The dealer
will then receive four cards face down and one card face up. At this point, you may either
bet if you think you can win or surrender if you feel that your hand is inadequate. If you
bet, your bet will equal twice your ante. If you surrender, you will lose your ante to the
dealer and the hand will end.
The dealer will then
reveal his cards, and one of two things will happen: he can either qualify, or he will
fail to qualify. If the dealer does not have an Ace King combination or better in his
hand, he will fail to qualify. (In other words, the dealer must have at least a pair if he
does not have both an Ace and a King.)
If the dealer does not
qualify, your will receive a 1 to 1 payoff on your ante and your bet will be returned to
you. If the dealer does qualify, his hand will then be compared to yours. If the dealer's
hand beats yours, you will lose your ante and your bet. If the dealer's hand and your hand
are equal, no money will be exchanged. If your hand beats the dealer's hand, you will win
even money (1 to 1) on your ante, plus a payoff on your bet based on the quality of your
hand (see below). If the dealer and you both have the same hand (for example you have one
pair and the dealer has one pair), then the winner is the one with the highest-ranking
cards. If the dealer has one pair, for example jack, jack, ten, six and five and the
player has one pair hand of jack, jack, ten, eight and four, then the player wins. Your
original ante and bet in addition to any winnings will be displayed as separate piles of
chips.
Nothing = 1 to 1
one pair = 1 to 1
two pair = 2 to 1
3 kind = - 3 to 1
straight = 4 to 1
flush = 5 to 1 l
full house = - 7 to 1
4 kind = - 25 to 1
straight flush = 50 to 1
royal flush = - 200 to 1
Payoffs
Please note - These
payoffs usually vary from casino to
Microgaming Casino
The hand rankings in
Caribbean poker are the standard poker rankings, listed from lowest to highest below:
Hand Rankings
Nothing - A hand with five non-matching cards
One Pair - One pair of
identically ranked cards
Two Pairs - Two groups
of two cards showing the same number (or picture).
Three of a Kind - Three
cards from different suits displaying the same number or picture.
Straight - Five cards in
consecutive order, any combination of suits.
Flush - Five cards of
same suit.
Full House - Three of a
kind and a pair.
Four of a Kind - Four
cards from different suits of the same rank
Straight Flush - Five
cards in consecutive order from same suit.
Royal
Flush - Ace, King, Queen, Jack and ten from same suit
