Premise
In this style of poker, a favorite in the Caribbean and aboard cruise ships,
each player plays against the dealer and not against the other players. In
Caribbean Poker you place an ante, receive a hand, and then decide whether or
not you would like to bet. If you bet and if the dealer's hand qualifies
(contains and Ace/King combination or better), your hand will be compared to the
dealer's. If you win, your payoff will be determined by the quality of your
hand.
How to Play
1) Place a wager,
this is called the ante.
2) Each player and the dealer is dealt their own
five-card hand. One of the dealer's cards is face up the other four are face
down.
3) Decide to stay
in or fold. If you fold you forfeit your ante. If you stay in you must add to
your bet double the amount of the ante.
4) (assuming the player is still in), the dealer
looks at his/her cards. If the dealer does not have at least an ace/king then
the player automatically wins even money on the ante and the additional wager is
returned. If the dealer does have at least ace/king then a comparison is made
between the player's hand and the dealer's hand. If the player has the higher
hand he/she wins even money on the ante, and the additional wager pays according
to the payoff rates. If the dealer's hand beats the player's hand he loses both
the ante and raise.
Payout Table
Progressive Jackpot
The player can place an optional bet for the Progressive Jackpot at the same
time he places his ante bet. Simply drop the coin into the acceptor slot located
in front of each player. The player qualifies for a Progressive Jackpot by
drawing one of the five hands listed below. Players may win a Progressive
Jackpot payoff even if the dealer has a higher hand. Should two or more players
qualify for a Progressive Jackpot payoff during the same hand, the players will
share the jackpot as an aggregate.
Progressive Jackpot Payoffs
Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four Of A Kind $100
Full House $75
Flush $50
Additional Rules
Players may not exchange or communicate information regarding their hands.
Any violation will result in a dead hand and forfeiture of all wagers.
A player may play only one hand per round of play.
Each player who makes a bet wager shall be responsible for his or her own
hand and no other person other than the dealer may touch the cards of that
player.
Each player shall be required to keep the five cards in full view of the
dealer at all times. Once each player has examined his or her cards and placed
them face down on the layout, they may not touch the cards again.
If a hole card is exposed prior to the dealer announcing no more bets, all
hands shall be void.
Players choosing to play for the progressive payout are responsible for
ensuring that the indicator light on the acceptor device is properly
illuminated.
If a player is dealt an incorrect number of cards, that players hand shall be
void. If the dealer is dealt four cards of the five card hand, the dealer shall
deal an additional card to complete the hand. Any other misdeal to the dealer
shall result in all hands being void and the cards shall be reshuffled.
