Caribbean Hold’em Poker

Caribbean Hold’em Poker is one of the newest online casino table games. It is becoming very popular because it is a game of skill where the player needs to make decisions and it offers high payouts including a progressive jackpot. Caribbean Hold’em is similar to Caribbean Stud Poker. In the Hold’em version you play against the casino using community cards instead of the normal stud version. The game is played using a standard 52-card deck. Both the player and the dealer make their best hand possible using both their two hole cards and the five community cards.

Before the game begins the player must make an ante bet. The dealer will then deal two cards face up to each player, two cards face down to the dealer and three community cards face up. These three cards are known as the flop. Each player then has the option to either fold their hand and surrender their ante or place a call bet twice the size of their ante bet. If there are any players two more community cards are dealt face up. These cards are known as the turn and the river cards. The hands are then compared. The object is to have a better five card poker hand than the dealer. The dealer must have at least a pair of fours for their hand to qualify. If the dealers hand does not qualify the player wins on the ante bet and the call bet is returned. The ante bet is paid out as follows:

Royal Flush pays 100 to 1

Straight Flush pays 20 to 1

Four of a Kind pays 10 to 1

Full House pays 3 to 1

Flush Pays 2 to 1

Straight and below pays 1 to 1

If the dealers hand qualifies and the dealers hand is better than the players hand the dealer wins and the player loses all bets. If the dealers hand qualifies and loses to the player, the player wins even money on the call bet and the ante bet pays based on the payout table. If the dealer and player end up with identical hands both the call and ante bets are a push and the player gets their money back.

Caribbean Hold 'Em also offers a progressive jackpot where an additional $1 bet makes you eligible to win part or the entire jackpot. The payout depends on the rank of the poker hand. Caribbean Hold 'Em progressive payouts are based on a five-card poker hand that is made using your two cards and the first three community cards. To be eligible for the progressive jackpot, click the coin slot before clicking Deal at an online casino or simply place a $1 chip in the progressive spot at a casino table. These jackpots can become sizeable especially when the game is linked between several casinos. Progressive bets are generally low percentage plays. This is also the case n Caribbean Hold’em. The house edge in Caribbean Hold’em is about 2%, but the house edge on the progressive is closer to 10%.

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Video Poker

Video poker consists of several versions of 5 card draw poker and is played in land based and online casinos. In casinos it is played on a console and looks similar to a slot machine. Video poker is known to have good odds and can be played for hours for a relatively small investment. It is the perfect game for players who like a game of skill and the potential for large payouts combined with a low house edge. Video poker is similar to slot machines in that the player sits alone at a machine and can play at their own speed. Many slot players are intimidated by table games. These payers may not like when other players are critical of their strategies or speed.

Video poker began showing up in casinos in the 1970’s. This is around the same time as video games became popular. The combination of software and hardware that had been developed for video games was being adapted to build video poker machines. Video poker has become more advanced over the years and its popularity has grown.
There are now many variations of video poker. On some game consoles you can choose between several versions of video poker. Deuces wild, Jacks or Better, Bonus Poker, Double Bonus and multi-hand are the most popular. Each game pays out at different rates for winning hands. Payout tables list the payout rates for winning hands. These rates are posted at the beginning of each game and are not universal. They will vary from version to version as well as from machine to machine.

Most machines will allow the player to choose to play between one and five credits. Many times the largest payout, the royal flush, will pay a disproportionately high amount when the maximum amounts of coins are played. Some machines will also pay progressive jackpots for the maximum payout, so be careful to get the most value for your wager. Video poker is known as one of the highest paying games in the casino but this is only true when the payout table runs high. It is important to familiarize yourself with what are high payout rates and what are low payout rates. In traditional casinos the game can be funded using either cash or bar coded payout tickets from other casino games.

Once the game is funded play begins when the player places a bet of one or more credits and presses the deal button. Five cards are then dealt. The player has the option of discarding any or all of their cards and receiving new ones. The game will then pay out on winning hands based on the posted pay out table. Video poker shares the same hand rankings with the table version of the game. It is one of the few games where the player can gain a statistical advantage over the casino. By looking for the highest paying payout tables and playing perfect strategy a player can gain a slight advantage. When match bonuses are factored in at online casinos the advantage can actually become substantial.