How to Play Caribbean Stud Poker

Caribbean stud poker is a casino game based on five-card stud poker with a progressive jackpot and is played on a blackjacklike table with seven spots. All players play against the dealer, not against one another.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Card Tables
• Playing Cards
• Poker Chips

Setting Up

1. Sit down at the Caribbean stud poker table.

2. Change your money into chips.

3. Notice the three betting spots in front of you: the box marked "Bet," the box marked "Ante" and the drop slot for the progressive jackpot.

4. Place a mandatory bet in the Ante box before play begins.

5. Place an optional bet in the Progressive Jackpot drop slot.

Playing the Hand

1. Examine your five cards. Share no information about your hand with your neighbors.

2. Decide whether to fold or call the dealer.

3. Place a bet equal in size to double the ante if you wish to continue playing.

4. Forfeit your ante if you wish to fold.

5. Place your cards facedown on the table.

6. Watch the dealer collect the antes of those who have folded and expose his other four cards.

7. Note if the dealer qualifies by having an ace-king or higher.

8. Note if your hand qualifies for the progressive jackpot - provided that you placed money in the drop slot at the beginning of play. Make the dealer turn over your hand if you made this bet, regardless of whether or not he qualifies.

9. Collect your winnings.

10. Place a mandatory bet in the Ante box if you wish to play again.

11. Place an optional bet in the Progressive Jackpot drop slot if you wish to play again.

Tips & Warnings

• When you place a chip in the Progressive Jackpot drop slot, a red light goes on.

• The dealer will expose one of his five cards - the last one he deals to himself.

• If the dealer does not qualify, the hand is over. Antes are paid even money and the call bet is returned.

• If the dealer qualifies with a better hand than the player, the player loses all bets. If the player holds a better hand than the dealer, he is paid even money on the ante and the following on his call bet: 1-to-1 on ace-king or one pair, 2-to-1 on two pair, 3-to-1 on three of a kind, 4-to-1 on a straight, 5-to-1 on a flush, 7-to-1 on a full house, 20-to-1 on four of a kind, 50-to-1 on a straight flush and 100-to-1 on a royal flush.

• If the player and the dealer hold the same hand, the hand holding the highest card wins.

• Progressive jackpots are paid the following: A royal flush pays 100 percent of the jackpot, a straight flush pays 10 percent of the jackpot, four of a kind pays $100, a full house pays $75 and a flush pays $50.

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