Sometimes you just can’t explain how things occur.  People are always trying to rationalize why things happen and they will often suggest that all things happen for a reason.  Well, if that’s true, how can they explain the recent rise in popularity for the card game of Caribbean Poker?  This is a happening that has most of the experts stumped.

Has the Love Boat resumed its cruise journeys?  Did the Captain regain his magic recruiting touch which convinced thousands of love-starved middle-agers to take an island cruise in search of love?  Has the American Broadcasting Company renewed the series after a twenty-five year layoff?   The answer to these queries is a resounding NO!  All other theories relating to the rise in popularity of the game of Caribbean Poker have also been groundless.

The game of Caribbean Poker originally gained public exposure on cruise ships that sailed to and from the islands of the Caribbean in the late 1800’s.  Caribbean Poker had a captive audience in the passengers on the ship.  After all, if they were not pleased with the choice of casino game on the ship, what were their options?   The game of Caribbean Poker lasted all these years only to resurface in land based casinos and in online casino parlours.

In the first decade of the 21^st Century, Caribbean Poker has made a big comeback, thanks to online casino gambling on the Internet.  The game is also a favourite on free casino sites.  These free poker sites give players the opportunity to learn the game of Caribbean Poker thoroughly, to devise strategies, and then to try out these strategies in a forum that will cost them nothing.  

The game of Caribbean Poker is played with a 52 card deck.  The object of the game is similar to other popular poker varieties, namely three and four card poker – you compete against a dealer or, in the case of free poker action on the ‘Net, a machine.  You do not compete against other players.  Cards are dealt to you in the following manner:  Four cards are dealt face down, and one is turned up.  The dealer’s 5 card hand is dealt in a similar manner.  

You must then decide whether or not you will remain in the game.  If you fold your cards, you lose your ante wager.  If you choose to stay in the game, then you must “raise” the ante to twice what you originally wagered.  This is why Caribbean Poker has become so popular nowadays.  Players have a chance of garnering big winnings in a relatively short amount of time through this “double your original wager” process.  

If the dealer wins, you lose both your ante and your raise.  If you win, you get even money back on your ante bet, and an additional payoff if you have a hand of:

·        Two pair pays off at 2 to 1 

·        Three of a kind pays off at 3 to 1 

·        Straight pays off at 4 to 1 

·        Flush pays off at 5 to 1 

·        Full House pays off at 7 to 1 

·        Four of a kind pays off at 20 to 1 

·        Straight Flush pays off at 50 to 1 

·        Royal Flush pays off at 100 to 1

Try your hand at a game of Caribbean Poker at your favourite free poker casino.  You might be on the way to learning the most exciting game in the casino.