Caribbean Stud Poker Strategy

The useful strategy for Caribbean Stud Poker is very simple. First stand back from those optional side bets. Even though the progressive ante looks very attractive, it is mostly a poor betting pattern. For a raising bet, you need to raise on any bettor or pair, fold on something less than an Ace and King and it is wise to raise and fold on Ace and King occasionally.

The Caribbean Stud Poker game has an inbuilt house benefit of 5.26%. Hence, for each $100 bet, a player bets, in the long haul, he/she loses $5.26. The casino houses have adopted sound Caribbean strategy that restricts the players to certain extent and simultaneously controls the bankroll fluctuation that a player finds.

The most crucial decision that a player often faces is whether to raise or fold a bet once the card is dealt. Generally, main four possible results from this crucial decision include:

1. Player may lose and fold ante bet.
2. Player may raise and win only on ante bet, since the dealer failed to qualify.
3. Player may raise and win both ante as well as raise bet, since the dealer is eligible and wins against the dealer’s hand.
4. Player may raise and lose both ante as well as raise bet, since the dealer is eligible and loses against dealer’s hand.

At times, your decision to raise a bet needs to be a “no-brainer” especially if you have a flush, so that they can raise and hope that the dealer certainly becomes ineligible. Many times, it becomes necessary for a player to fold. For instance, if you fail to have a pair or an Ace or King in a hand, do not take any decision that ruins the whole betting.

Players need to play around all pairs irrespective of the dealer’s face up card. Pairs are often dealt a little more than 42% of the total time. Of the entire thirteen achievable pairs, seven have an upbeat probability that means they (players) need to win more times than they drop in the long haul. Three among those pairs are also an upbeat possibility, when the face up card of the dealer is equal or lower than the pair of the player. Finally, three pairs are likely to lose in the long haul (2’s, 3’s and finally 4’s). Hence, ten out of thirteen possible pairs show a profit possibility and three do not.

Never try to bet with a weak hand. Here, the possibilities are simply against you. If you are placing a bet with a weak hand, then you are betting the trader who has less than a strong hand. Winning through this way rewards you only on your ante bet (1 to 1). Hence, if you have been beaten, both your full bet and ante bet have foregone. Always fold, when you have less than an Ace and King.

Bluffing is a standard poker game strategy to make an opponent fold. The trader in no way folds all cards, so bluffing in Caribbean Stud Poker has no positive expectation. Hence, avoid this strategy as far as possible in this unusual poker game.