Caribbean Stud Poker

Caribbean Stud poker is one of my favorite casino table games. Every time I play in a land based casino, everyone sitting at the Caribbean Stud table seems to be having a great time and even when I am sitting at my computer playing a quick session online it is fun to take my chances against the house and take a shot at a big Caribbean Stud progressive jackpot.

So I decided to put together the information contained on this site as a resource for anyone interested in learning how to play Caribbean Stud poker, the rules of Caribbean stud, the best strategies for the game or where to play online. How to play and rules information are included below on this page. Strategy and online information each have their own page. You can find a link on the right to those pages. Thanks for visiting today, make sure to bookmark this site or add it to your favorites for easy reference in the future.

How to Play Caribbean Stud Poker

Learning how to play Caribbean Stud poker is very easy. Though just about any casino dealer will help you learn how to play, I realize that it is much easier and comfortable to learn the basics before sitting down at the table the first time.

Caribbean Stud is very similar to 5 card stud, except you are playing against the house instead of the other players at the table. The object is to form the best five card poker hand and beat the dealers five card hand.

Other than the rules listed below, the only other thing I can think of that you should know is when you are playing live at a casino, you are not allowed to show anyone your cards before the end of the hand, nor are you allowed to look at anyone else's hand during play.

Caribbean Stud Poker Rules

1. The first thing you will do every hand is place an ante bet or wager.
2. If the casino where you are playing Caribbean Stud offers a progressive jackpot, you also decide if you will place a side bet on it at this time. Almost every progressive wager is set at $1 no matter what you are betting on the ante.
3. After all bets are placed, the dealer deals 5 cards face down to each player and him or herself. The last card the dealer gives him or herself is turned face up.
4. Each player must either fold or raise. To fold, you push your cards face down toward the dealer. To raise, you place a bet of double your ante, usually behind or beside your ante bet.
5. If you fold, the dealer collects all bets that you made and the hand is over for you.
6. The dealer turns over his or her cards to see if they have a qualifying hand. The dealer must have at least an Ace and King or better (like a pair or three of a kind) in his or her hand.
7. When the dealer does not qualify, all players remaining in the hand win even money on their ante bet and get their raise back. It does not matter if your hand is better or worse than the dealers when they don't qualify.
8. When the dealer has a qualifying hand that is better than the players hand, the player loses the ante and raise.
9. When the dealer has a hand that qualifies and the players hand is better than the dealers, the player is paid even money on the ante and wins the listed payout on their raise.
10. In the odd event that the dealer and player tie, both the ante and raise bets are returned to the player. This is also called a push.

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