Caribbean Stud Rules

The rules of Caribbean Stud Poker are easy to grasp for those who have experience in other forms of poker. The hand rankings are the exact same, starting with the lowest ranking -a high card hand- and going all the way up to highest ranked hand- a royal flush.

Unlike other table games such as blackjack, players are only allowed to play one hand per deal and cannot play multiple boxes at the table.

To begin with, a player must first place an ante bet before the cards are dealt. This bet is mandatory in order to be dealt into a hand. Players can also place a $1 progressive jackpot wager. By placing this bet they have the opportunity to win 100% of the huge progressive jackpot prize should they be dealt a royal flush or 10% of the jackpot for being dealt a straight flush. There are also instant payouts for four of a kind, a full house and a flush (5 cards of the same suit).

Each player at the table is then dealt 5 cards face up. The dealer also receives 5 cards. After receiving his 5 cards, the dealer then turns one of his cards face up.

After seeing the dealers face-up card, players can elect to raise or to fold. To raise, the player must place a bet of twice the ante into the “bet box”. By folding, a player loses his ante bet.

After all the bets have been made, the dealer reveals each of his four unknown cards. In order to play the hand, the dealer must first qualify. In order for the dealers hand to qualify, it must consist of an ace and a king or better. This means the worst hand the dealer will play is ace, king, two, three, four. If the dealer has a worse hand than this, he pays even money on the ante bet and the raise bet is voided and returned to the player.

If the dealer has a qualifying hand it is compared to the players hand. Whoever has the highest ranked poker hand wins. Payouts are made according to the following table: