How to Play Caribbean Hold'em (Habanero)
Caribbean Hold’em is played with a standard deck of fifty two cards without joker, necessarily shuffled before each deal.
Aim of the game is to get a higher score than the dealer does by making a stronger combination. It is possible to use any five of two pocket and five community card. The dealer makes his hand by the same rules.
The game goes on one box only. Ante might vary from ten to one thousand credits. If you don't fold your hand, you need to call in amount of two ante.
Caribbean Hold’em offers standard poker combinations from the highest card to royal flush. Card suits make no sense. An ace can be used in straight А, 2, 3, 4, 5.
It should be easier to understand the rules step by step.
GameplayFirst you need to place ante using chips of selected value. Then you and the croupier receive by two cards. You can only see your hand. Three face-up community cards are dealt to the center of the table.
Then you need to make a decision:
- Fold and lose the bet;
- Keep playing and call at the proper field.
In the first case the round is over. If you remain in the game, the dealer deals two more community cards.
After that the dealer reveals his hand and checks for the minimal combination, which is a pair of fours. Any five cards of seven available to the croupier are taken in account. If he has no game, customer’s ante is paid 1:1 and call is returned.
If the dealer has a combination, it is compared with the gambler’s hand. If the customer loses, both best go to the casino. In case the user wins, his call is paid 1:1, while wins by ante are calculated by the following multipliers, depending on the poker combination:
- Highest card – 1:1;
- One Pair – 1:1;
- Tow Pairs – 1:1;
- Tris – 1:1;
- Straight – 1:1;
- Flush – 2:1;
- Full House – 3:1;
- Four of a Kind – 10:1;
- Straight Flush – 20:1;
- Royal Flush – 100:1.
Draw game is possible. In this case both parties break even.