Caribbean Stud Poker Rules
Caribbean Poker was introduced in Las Vegas casinos in the early 1990s.
It's popularity has continued to rise ever since. In this section
we will explain to you the essentials of Caribbean Stud Poker Rules.
Caribbean Poker rules are based on five-card stud poker, and Caribbean
Stud is also played with a standard 52 card deck. A Caribbean Stud
table has room for six to seven players. A Caribbean
Stud Poker Table Layout has boxes for placing three types of
bets: the Ante
bet, the Call
bet and the progressive
Side bet. The picture below is an example Caribbean Poker table
used at the Sands online casino:
Caribbean Stud rules : Placing your Ante & Side bet.
Before you are dealt any cards, you have to place your Ante bet in
the area of the table called the Ante box. The minimum Ante bet is
usually $5. At this point you also have to decide if you want to take
a shot at the progressive jackpot. In order to qualify for the progressive
jackpot, you have to place a $1 side bet in the area of the table
called the Side bet slot. The Side bet slot is located just above
the Ante box in the picture above.
Caribbean Poker rules : Dealing of the cards
After you and all other players at the table have placed the Ante
bet and the optional Side bet, the dealer announces "No more
bets" and the game begins. The dealer deals each player five
cards face down from a standard 52 card deck. The dealer deals himself
also five cards, but four cards are dealt face down. The fifth card
is dealt face up, and also called the dealer's up card. Typically,
cards are dealt from an automatic shuffling machine, five cards at
a time.
Caribbean Stud Poker rules : Evaluating your hand
After you are dealt you five cards face down, you are allowed to pick
them up in order to evaluate your hand. When evaluating your hand
you'll need to know how your hand ranks in the hierarchy of Caribbean
Stud Poker hands. Caribbean Stud hand rankings are similar to
standard poker rankings, except for the fact that an Ace/King is the
lowest ranking hand.
Caribbean Stud rules : Deciding to fold or to call
Depending on the poker ranking of your hand, and the Caribbean
Poker strategy you are using, you're next decision involves whether
to Fold or to Call. You decide to Fold if you think your hand sucks,
and the dealer will probably beat you to it. If you Fold, you lose
your Ante bet. You decide to Call if you think you have a good hand,
that will most likely beat the Dealer's hand. If you Call, you have
to place an additional wager of twice your original Ante bet in the
Call bet box. The minimum Call bet is typically $10, because commonly
the minimum Ante bet is $5.
Caribbean Poker rules : The dealer reveals his cards
After all players have either decided to Fold or to Call, the dealer
reveals his remaining four cards that were dealt face down initially.
How the game continues now, depends on the fact whether the dealer
qualifies or not. The dealer qualifies if he holds a poker hand that
is listed in the hierarchy of Caribbean
Stud hands, which means the dealer must hold at least an Ace/King
or higher to qualify. If the dealer doesn't have at least an Ace/King,
he doesn't qualify.
Caribbean Stud Poker rules: Settling of the bets and payout's
If the dealer doesn't qualify, all players that placed a Call bet
(didn't Fold), are paid out even money on their Ante bets. The Call
bets are returned to the players without an additional payout. If
the dealer *does* qualify you are only paid out if you're hand beats
the dealer's hand. If it doesn't, you lose both your Ante and your
Call bet. If your hand *does* beat the dealer's hand, you are paid
out even money on your Ante bet. The payout on your Call bet depends
on the Caribbean
Stud Poker Pay Table used.
What happens if you hold f.e. a Royal Flush and the dealer *doesn't*
qualify? In that case you're likely to get a *little* frustrated
because you are only paid out on your Ante bet (even money) and
your Call bet is simply returned. That's all in the game and you
should be prepared for it. Fortunately, the progressive Side bet
is always paid out, independent of the fact the dealer did or did
not qualify. The progressive Side bet pays out if you hold a Flush
or higher, and a Royal Flush will get you the jackpot.
Related information:
Seven
Card Stud Poker Sites - Directory of the top Seven Card Stud
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