There are several different kinds of casino poker to play online. Two of my personal favorites are Caribbean Stud Poker and Three-Card Poker. With Caribbean Stud Poker, you play with a deck of 52 cards and this is a 5-card poker game played against the dealer. The rules are pretty easy to understand. You place your initial bet, you are given a hand and you decide if you want to bet against the dealer. You can only see one of the dealer’s cards and you have to decide if your 5 cards are good enough to beat the hand that he may have. You can fold if you think you can’t beat the dealer and you forfeit your bet. If you think your hand can beat the dealer, you must double your bet to win and the dealer must also quality. For the dealer to quality, his hand must have an Ace and a King or better. If he doesn’t qualify, you are paid 1 to 1 on your bet and the amount that you raised is returned to you as a push. If the dealer did in fact quality, you are paid your bet and your raise. If the dealer wins, you lost both your bet and your raise. If you and the Dealer have the same hand, the next highest card will determine the winner.
When I want to play a fast game, I usually choose online 3-card poker. It really is two games in one called “PairPlus” and “Ante and Play”. You can play one game or the other or both games at once to double your odds of winning. Pair Plus is a lot like solitaire. You have three cards and if you have a pair, you win. You win more if you have three of a kind, a straight flush, a straight or a flush. In Ante and Play, you play against the dealer. Your cards are face up and the dealer’s card are face down and you either fold, which forfeits your bet or you play, which doubles it.
Well, all this talk makes me want to get online and play. It really is addictive. I have tried to cover everything you need to know and I need to stress the importance of the rooms themselves. There are a lot of scammers out there so be careful. Make sure you take the necessary steps to make sure the room is reputable.