A Primer On Caribbean Draw Poker Strategy

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Caribbean Stud Poker is the most popular of the poker based table games at online casinos. Some software providers like Microgaming and Realtime Gaming offer Caribbean Draw Poker as well, which is more interesting and much more challenging. This article provides some basic tips on this online card game to get you started. You can play Caribbean Draw Poker at online casinos like All Slots and Royal Vegas.

In Caribbean Draw Poker you place an ante bet and are dealt five cards. You can fold and lose your bet. Or you can place a raise bet of double the ante amount and change up to two cards to create a final five card poker hand. Then the dealer’s hand is constructed automatically in the same manner. The dealer need eights or better to qualify. If he fails to qualify, then the ante bet pays even money and the raise bet pushes. If the dealer qualifies then if you have a higher ranked hand you are paid even money on the ante bet and as per the payout table on the raise bet. There is an optional fixed amount side bet that leads to a progressive jackpot if you are dealt a royal flush before replacing.

The first part of the optimum Caribbean Draw Poker Strategy consists of three don’ts. Never fold in this online casino poker game. The dealer gets a qualifying hand only about half the time so you get paid on your ante bet without competition. Never activate the progressive jackpot side bet if the progressive jackpot amount is less than $325,000. The progressive jackpot gives zero house edge at $370,000 and about 5% house edge at $325,000. Never use video poker strategy for the replacements because there are essential differences. In video poker you play against a payout table and need a minimum hand ranking to win. In Caribbean Draw Poker you play against a dealt hand and can win with rubbish. Also the replacements are limited to two cards in Caribbean Draw Poker.

Caribbean Draw Poker optimum strategy is complex and some basic tips for five card winning hands are being presented here. Do not replace any cards from these five card winning combinations: royal flush, straight flush, full house and flush. Also there is nothing to be gained by replacing the fifth card from four of a kind. Hold five card straights unless by replacing only one card there is a chance of getting a straight flush. Other combinations will be dealt in a subsequent article.

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