Caribbean Stud Poker Strategy and Rules
Caribbean Stud Poker Strategy.
A very basic strategy for Caribbean Stud Poker is:
- You should fold if your hand holds less than and Ace-King.
- You should raise if you hold a pair or higher.
- You should raise if your hand has an Ace-King and if one of your other cards matches the dealers.
- You should raise if you hold Ace-King and of the three remaining cards one card is Jack or better, one card is 8 or better and one card is 3 or better. Do not average the value of the cards, the cards must meet the values on their own.
Caribbean Stud Poker Rules.
Caribbean Stud Poker is a 5-card poker game played with a single deck of 52 cards. There are no wild cards and you are playing against the dealer.
The basic rules of Caribbean Stud Poker are:
- Ante and side bet (for Progressive Jackpot) is placed. Side bet is not required and plays for Jackpot only.
- Player is dealt 5 cards and Dealer is dealt 5 cards with one card face down.
- Fold or Raise. Folding forfeits all bets. Raises are double the ante.
- Dealer hand must qualify by holding an Ace and King.
- If Dealer hand does not qualify, Player wins even money on ante and raise will push.
- If Dealer qualifies and beats Player, Dealer wins ante and raise.
- If Dealer qualifies and loses to Player, ante pays even money the raise is paid according to pay table.
- If a tie, both ante and raise is a push.
Caribbean Stud Poker Payout.
|
Hand Name |
Payout |
|
Royal Flush |
200:1 |
|
Straight Flush |
50:1 |
|
4 of a Kind |
20:1 |
|
Full House |
7:1 |
|
Flush |
5:1 |
|
Straight |
4:1 |
|
3 of a Kind |
3:1 |
|
Two Pair |
2:1 |
|
One Pair |
1:1 |
|
High Card |
1:1 |
The Progressive side bet is not played against the dealer. It's a side bet placed at the beginning of the hand and pays out only on 5 winning combinations. These hands and the payouts are:
|
Hand Rank |
Payout |
|
Royal Flush |
100% |
|
Straight Flush |
10% |
|
Four of a Kind |
$500 |
|
Full House |
$100 |
|
Flush |
$75 |