Caribbean Holdem Poker Flash Game

 

What is Caribbean Holdem?

Caribbean holdem poker is a new progressive jackpot game which is a combination of Casino Holdem and caribbean stud poker. This game was created by Real Time Gaming and is currently only available at online casinos that use their software.

As the name would suggest, this game is played in your traditional Texas Hold'em style, with you and the dealer getting two cards and the objective being to make the better 5 card poker hand.

Just as in caribbean stud, you have to bet $1 in the progressive slot to be eligible to win the progressive jackpot.

The style of betting is also the same as caribbean stud. You must first make a bet, then you have a decision to make whether to Fold your hand and forfeit your ante or Call and put another bet twice the ante on the table.

This game is an exciting new spin on the traditional caribbean stud game that you have played.

How to Play Caribbean Holdem

As with any casino game, the first step is always to make a initial bet called an Ante. If you would like to bet on the progressive jackpot, you can click on the coin slot on the right side of the table. When you are ready to receive your cards, press the Deal button.

You will see that the dealer and your own hole cards are dealt. Instead of betting after you get your hole cards, the flop is also dealt before any decision is made.

If you call the hand, the last two are dealt and the dealer's cards are flipped over revealing whether or not you have won.

Unlike caribbean stud poker, the dealer needs a pair of 4's or better to qualify for the hand. This includes making a pair on the board. This means a dealer can have an Ace/King in the hole and he won't qualify unless he or the board pairs up or a straight or flush comes.

Let's say there are a pair of 8's are on the board. If I have Ace/King in my hand with no other pairs on the board and the dealer has 2/3 and nothing else, the pair of 8's on the board makes the dealer's hand qualify.

Just like in caribbean stud, if the dealer's hand does not qualify, you automatically win back your Ante bet but do not win anything on the Call bet.

Caribbean Holdem Payout Structure

Since you are getting 7 cards total and not 5, the payout structure for winning bets is very different. Every type of winning hand less than a flush will be paid out at 1 to 1.

Getting a flush pays out 2 to 1, a full house pays out 3 to 1, a four of a kind pays out 10 to 1, a straight flush gets a 20 to 1 payout and the royal flush gets 100 to 1.

The dealer must qualify to win the addition pay out. One of the worst things that happens is that you will get a flush or straight after the flop only to have the dealer not qualify after the turn and river cards are shown.

Progressive Jackpot Payouts

Like caribbean stud, you can win the progressive payout regardless of whether the dealer qualifies for the hand or whether the dealer's hand beats yours.

The one thing you must understand is that the progressive only pays out after the flop, meaning your two cards and the flop have to be a royal flush in order to win the progressive jackpot. There is no shortcut to getting the jackpot by getting 7 total cards.

Here are the progressive payouts for caribbean holdem:

Royal Flush - 100% of the jackpot, Straight Flush - 10% of the jackpot, Four of a Kind - $500
Full House - $100, Flush - $75

Caribbean Holdem Strategy

Unfortunately, I know of no real good strategy for this game, just several pointers to get you going in the right direction.

I would say the best strategy is to call about every 4 out of every 5 hands. This is in stark contrast to caribbean stud, which you should only be playing 1 out of 2 to 2 out of 3 hands.

To determine which hands are worth folding, you will mainly want to look at the cards on the board. If you don't have a pair after the flop, you want to make sure that you have outs like playing Texas Hold'em.

1. If you get a pair of 2's or 3's, you should call the bet unless there are three cards to a straight or flush on the flop. You should always call when you have a pair of 4's or higher.
    
2. You are going to want at least one card higher than the lowest card on the flop. If you don't, you should generally fold. But look for possible straights and flushes before you fold.
    
   
3. If both of your cards are higher than two of the three cards on the flop, you should call.
    
4. If there is a pair of 4's or higher on the flop, then you know that the dealer's hand will qualify. If you do not have at least a 10 or higher in your two hole cards, you don't have any straight or flush possibilities and don't have a match with the flop, you should fold.
    
5. If the flop has three to a straight or a flush and you do not have a 4th card to that straight or flush, you should fold unless you have a pair.
    
6. Above all, use your best judgment. If you don't think you have a good shot at winning, don't call the bet. RTG programs the game to show you what would have happened had you called so you don't have to wonder.