Carribean Stud Poker
Caribbean Stud Poker is a 5-card stud poker game played against the dealer. A single pack of cards is used and is shuffled after each game. A progressive jackpot can be entered as a “side bet” that pays greater odds on certain hands and also allows the player the potential to win a huge jackpot.
An ante is placed by the player who then receives 5 cards face down. The dealer receives one card face up. Comparing the value of your cards to the dealer’s visible card you can either bet or surrender.
If you bet you have to double your ante and then the dealer is dealt four more cards. If the dealers hand qualifies, is higher then or equal to Ace/King, and your hand is higher then you win. The payoff in Caribbean Stud Poker is determined by the rank of your hand.
If the dealer does not qualify you are paid 1 to 1 on your ante.
The progressive jackpot is entered buy placing $1 into the progressive jackpot slot next located on the table prior to the hand being dealt. If you forget to do this and you hit the jackpot you won’t get paid the progressive
If you’ve entered the progressive jackpot and you hit a Royal Flush then you are in the money!
Caribbean Stud History
The exact origins of Caribbean Stud Poker are vague, however, it is generally accepted that it was invented around the late 1980’s either on a cruise ship navigating the Caribbean or in a Caribbean Island casino.
It soon spread to Las Vegas where it caught on due to its simplicity and the big draw of the progressive jackpot, even though the house odds are so bad at 5.224%.
Caribbean Stud Poker - Rules
Observing the table limit a player places an ‘Ante’ bet on the ‘ANTE’ space of there playing area. To also play for the Progressive Jackpot, or Bonus Jackpot, they place $1 into the slot prior to the hand being dealt.
The size of the current jackpot and the additional winnings available for certain hands is displayed on the table.
The player then receives five cards face down and the dealer receives one face up and four face down.
Using the cards in the players hand and the dealers face up card the player makes a judgement on whether to bet or not.
If the player decides to bet then they place an amount equal to double the ante on the ‘Bet’ space.
The dealer now shows all their cards.
If the dealer has a hand that is less than Ace/King high then the dealer has failed to qualify and the player will receive a payoff of 1 to 1 on the ante and the ‘Bet’ will be returned.
If the dealer does qualify then the dealers hand is compared to the players using standard 5 card poker ranking.
If the players hand wins then the payoff is 1 to 1 on the ante plus the following:
Hand Payoff Bonus*
One Pair 1 to 1
Two Pairs 2 to 1
Three of a Kind 3 to 1
Straight 4 to 1
Flush 5 to 1 $50
Full House 7 to 1 $100
Four of a Kind 20 to 1 $500
Straight Flush 50 to 1 10% of Jackpot
(At least $10,000)
Royal Flush 200 to 1 100% of Jackpot
(At least $100,000)
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