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The
Rules of Caribbean Poker
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The
game of Caribbean (Stud)
Poker originated in the
Caribbean Islands, and
soon spread to casinos
in North America and Europe,
becoming increasingly
popular. Caribbean Poker
is based on the card rankings
of five-card stud poker,
except that the player
bets against the house
instead of against other
players. Caribbean Poker
is played with one 52-card
deck with no Joker, and
the deck is reshuffled
after each hand.
The player places an initial
wager (ante), and receives
five cards face up. The
dealer also receives five
cards; four cards face
down and the final card
face up. Now it's the
player's turn to decide
to stay in the game (raise)
or fold. If the player
decides to "raise", he/she
must place an additional
wager, exactly twice the
initial "ante" wager.
If the player decides
to fold, he/she forfeits
the "ante" wager. After
the player has made his/her
decision whether to raise
or fold, the dealer reveals
the remaining four cards.
The dealer must "qualify"
to play by receiving a
poker hand consisting
of an Ace/King or higher.
If the dealer's hand does
not qualify, the player
receives a 1 to 1 payout
(even money) on his/her
"ante" wager, and the
"raise" wager is retuned
without additional winnings.
If the dealer's hand qualifies,
the dealer compares his/her
cards to the player's
cards. If the player's
hand is higher in rank
than the dealer's hand,
the player wins and receives
a 1 to 1 payout on the
"ante" wager, plus winnings
on the "raise" wager,
according to the payout
table below.
If the dealer's hand is
higher in rank than the
player's hand, the player
loses both "ante" and
"raise" wagers.
If the dealer's hand and
the player's hand "tie"
(all five cards are identical
in rank - suits are not
considered), the "ante"
and "raise" wagers are
both pushes, and the bets
return to the player.
Winning
Combinations (in case
dealer's hand qualifies)
Ace/King :
A hand consisting of an
Ace and King (for example:
A,Q,2,K,7).
One Pair :
A hand consisting of a
single pair (for example:
A,A,Q,J,6).
Two Pair :
Two sets of pairs of the
same card denomination
(for example: Q,Q,3,6,6).
Three of a Kind
:
Three cards of the same
denomination (for example:
K,K,K,Q,10).
Straight :
Five consecutive denomination
cards of different suit
(for example: 6,7,8,9,10.
An Ace can be the starting
card or the ending card
- A,2,3,4,5 or 10,J,Q,K,A
).
Flush :
Five non-consecutive denomination
cards of the same suit
(for example: 2,5,10,J,A
and all cards of the same
suit - Spades, Hearts,
Clubs or Diamonds).
Full House :
A set of three cards of
the same denomination
plus a set of two cards
of the same denomination
(for example: K,K,K,A,A).
Four of a kind
:
Four cards of the same
denomination (for example:
7,7,7,7,J).
Straight Flush
:
Five consecutive denomination
cards of the same suit
(for example: 5,6,7,8,9
and all cards of the same
suit - Spades, Hearts,
Clubs or Diamonds).
Royal Flush :
Five consecutive denomination
cards of the same suit,
starting from 10 and ending
with an Ace (for example:
10,J,Q,K,A and all cards
of the same suit - Spades,
Hearts, Clubs or Diamonds).
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Caribbean
Poker Payoff Table
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| Hand |
Payout
Ratio |
| Royal
Flush |
100
to 1 |
| Straight
Flush |
50
to 1 |
| Four
of a Kind |
20
to 1 |
| Full
House |
7
to 1 |
| Flush |
5
to 1 |
| Straight |
4
to 1 |
| Three
of a Kind |
3
to 1 |
| Two
Pair |
2
to 1 |
| Pair |
1
to 1 |
| Ace/King |
1
to 1 |
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Gameplay
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Table
Limits
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| Table
Type |
Minimum
Bet |
Maximum
Bet |
| I |
$1 |
$5 |
| II |
$2 |
$50 |
| III |
$25 |
$250 |
General
Text Boxes
Message - This
indicates whether 'You
are the Player' or whether
'You are the Dealer'.
Opponent - This
tells you the name (or
nickname) of your current
opponent.
Last Round - This
tells you how much you've
won or lost in the previous
round.
Credit Points -
This is your current Credit
Points balance. As Player,
you accumulate 1 Credit
Point on every dollar
you place as a bet. As
Dealer, 1 Credit Point
is deducted for every
1 dollar bet against you
(see example below).
Fun Balance / Balance
- This is your current
Fun / Real-Money Balance
(in US dollars).
Commission - When
playing as Dealer, you
pay a commission of 1.5%
on the total bets placed
against you (when playing
as Player you do not pay
commissions), see example
below.
General
Options
Back - Pressing
'Back' returns you to
the Options Screen.
'?' (Help) - Pressing
'Help' opens the Help
screen relevant to the
room you're currently
in. In this case, Caribbean
Poker.
'$' (Cashier) -
Pressing '$' opens the
Cashier screen.
Timer - This is
the circle at the bottom-right
corner of the screen.
On every round, you have
45 seconds to make your
decisions when playing
as Player, and 35 seconds
to make your decisions
when playing as Dealer.
The Timer indicates how
much time you have left
before reaching the time
limit. If you haven't
finished making your decisions
during the specified time
limit, you will exit the
table.
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Playing
as Player
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BeTheDealer
Casino lets you play either
as Player or as Dealer.
Playing as Dealer is optional
and is not mandatory.
If you do not wish to
play as Dealer, you can
play the traditional role
of the Player, knowing
you can rely on the fairness
and credibility of BeTheDealer
Casino.
Caribbean
Poker Text Boxes
Card Labels - These
labels appear above the
cards and provide information
regarding your current
hand (if you have 1 pair,
2 pairs, 3 of a kind,
etc.).
Bet Labels - These
labels appear to the left
of your bet and inform
you how much money you
have placed on the table.
Won / Lost Labels
- These labels appear
above the cards and indicate
whether you have won or
lost.
Game
Options
Game Chips :
$1, $5, $25 and $100
With the Game Chips you
make your bet on the table
by creating a "Chip Tower".
You may remove chips from
the Chip Tower by clicking
on the left mouse button
while placing the cursor
on the Chip Tower.
Deal
Once you've placed your
bets on the table press
'Deal' to deal the cards.
Raise
Press 'Raise' if you want
to raise your bet and
place an addition wager
equal to double your initial
wager.
Fold
Press 'Fold' if you don't
want to raise your bet.
When you press 'Fold'
you also waiver your initial
wager.
Disconnections
Communication problems
over the Internet may
cause sudden disconnections.
We have designed our software
to cope with such incidents
in a manner that our clients
will be protected from
unjustifiable loss, while
eliminating the possibility
of intentional disconnections
and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection
or timeout occur after
the Player placed his/her
bet and before the Player
pressed the 'Deal' button,
the Player's bet will
be returned to his/her
Balance.
Should a disconnection
or timeout occur after
the Player pressed the
'Deal' button, the round
will continue as if the
Player had decided to
'Fold'.
After connection is re-established
the Player can enter the
"History" page and see
the results of the last
round ("History" is available
for Money mode only).
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Playing
as Dealer
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BeTheDealer
Casino offers you the
unique option of playing
the role of the Dealer.
This option increases
your chances of winning,
since you gain some of
the favorable odds reserved
for the casino. At the
end of every round the
casino takes a commission
of 1.5% of the total bets
bet against the Dealer.
Example
A Dealer chooses to play
in Table I. This means
that the Dealer meets
the minimum requirements
for playing in this table
type: a minimum of 15
Credit Points and a minimum
balance of $1010. The
system then matches a
Player to the Dealer and
after the Dealer 'Approves'
the next round, the Player
places his/her bets on
the table. Notice that
the view of the table
has changed to that of
the Dealer's. Let's say
the Player places $5 as
an initial wager. The
Player's hand consists
of 'Q','3','7','Q','A',
and the Dealer's upcard
is a 'J'. The Player decides
to 'Raise' his/her bet,
and places an additional
wager of $10. The Dealer's
cards are then revealed
to show a hand consisting
of '4','J','K','K' and
'A'. The Player loses
his/her bet and since
the bet against the Dealer
was $15 the casino takes
a commission of 1.5%*15
= $0.23, which means the
Dealer wins 15-0.23 =
$14.77 on this round.
The casino's edge in Caribbean
Poker is approximately
5.3% (bear in mind that
this percentage depends
on the knowledge of the
player in Caribbean Poker.
Also, this 5.3% is how
the casino makes a profit
on Caribbean Poker) so
as the Dealer you actually
gain an edge of about
3.8%.
Minimum Credit
Points and Balance
You can play as Dealer
once you have accumulated
enough Credit Points and
in addition you need to
have enough money in your
Balance, according to
the game's limits described
in the Game Options page.
The Minimum Balance required
is a bit higher than the
total winnings of the
Player in a given round,
which are: (Maximum Bet)
+ 100 * (Maximum Bet)
+ 1.5%(Casino commission)
* (3 * (Maximum Bet) )
Game
Options
"Approve" Button /
'Auto-Approve' Feature
When playing as Dealer,
before each round commences
you must 'Approve' the
next round. After you
approve the round, the
Player can place his/her
bets and play the round.
The 'Auto-Approve' feature
lets you automatically
approve the next rounds,
without having to approve
every round individually.
Disconnections
Communication problems
over the Internet may
cause sudden disconnections.
We have designed our software
to cope with such incidents
in a manner that our clients
will be protected from
unjustifiable loss, while
eliminating the possibility
of intentional disconnections
and/or system abuse.
Should a disconnection
occur after the Dealer
pressed the "Approve"
button, play will continue
until the Player has finished
his turn. This has no
effect on the Dealer,
since the Dealer is played
automatically according
to the rules of the game.
After connection is re-established
the Dealer can enter the
"History" page and see
the results of the last
round ("History" is available
for Money mode only).
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