Playtech Caribbean Stud Poker
Playtech's version of Caribbean Stud Poker is pretty much standard,
except for the fact that they raised the payout's on the progressive
side bet. Read through this page to learn everything there is to
know about Playtech Caribbean Poker, including it's pay tables,
house edge and favorable jackpot values. For comparison purposes
we always list the parameters of a standard game of Caribbean Poker
next to the ones Playtech is offering!
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Playtech Caribbean Poker table layout
Playtech Caribbean Stud pay table (call bet)
| Hand |
Playtech pay table |
Standard pay table |
| 1 Pair or Less |
1 to 1 |
1 to 1 |
| 2 Pair |
2 to 1 |
2 to 1 |
| 3 of a Kind |
3 to 1 |
3 to 1 |
| Straight |
4 to 1 |
4 to 1 |
| Flush |
5 to 1 |
5 to 1 |
| Full House |
7 to 1 |
7 to 1 |
| 4 of a Kind |
20 to 1 |
20 to 1 |
| Straight Flush |
50 to 1 |
50 to 1 |
| Royal Flush |
100 to 1 |
100 to 1 |
The Playtech Caribbean Stud Poker pay table is exactly the same
as a standard Caribbean Stud pay table. So you will also get exactly
the same house edge, which is 5.22% or 5.224305772% to be more precise.
More information on the calculations used to derive the Playtech
Caribbean Poker house edge are available in PDF format here.
Playtech Caribbean Stud Poker pay table (side bet)
| Hand |
Playtech pay table |
Standard pay table |
| Royal Flush |
100% of the progressive jackpot |
100% of the progressive jackpot |
| Straight Flush |
10% of the progressive jackpot |
10% of the progressive jackpot |
| 4 of a Kind |
$500 |
$100 |
| Full House |
$100 |
$75 |
| Flush |
$50 |
$50 |
Playtech offers a pay table on the side bet that is comparable to
Cryptologic's pay table
on the progressive bet. This means the payout's are higher than standard
on the 4 of a kind and the full house.
Minimum Playtech Caribbean Poker Jackpot
Below we will show you our calculation of the minimum jackpot size
in Playtech Caribbean Stud Poker, that is required to give you a zero
house edge. If the jackpot gets bigger than this, you're having an
edge on the house!
| Hand |
P[Hand]* |
Returns |
P[Hand] x Returns |
| Royal Flush |
0.000001539 |
Jackpot |
Jackpot x 0.000001539 |
| Straight Flush |
0.000013852 |
Jackpot x 0.10 |
Jackpot x 0.0000013852 |
| 4 of a Kind |
0.000240096 |
$500 |
0.120048 |
| Full House |
0.001440576 |
$100 |
0.14440576 |
| Flush |
0.001965402 |
$50 |
0.0982701 |
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$1 |
Solving the following equation:
$1 = 0.0982701 + 0.14440576 + 0.120048 + Jackpot x (0.0000013852
+ 0.000001539)
Gives a minimum Jackpot value of $217,931.81
*The probabilities of poker hands can be found
in "American Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling", page 161.
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