How to play Caribbean stud poker	CLOSE

Caribbean stud is a poker style game, in which the player competes, one on one, against the dealer. At the end of the hand, the player and dealer compare poker hands formed from their five cards. The players goal is to beat the dealer's hand.

Caribbean Stud Rules:

Caribbean poker is played with a standard 52-card deck of cards. To start the game, the player must first place an "Ante Bet". The dealer then gives each player five cards face-up. (On Public and Group tables the other members' cards will appear to be dealt face down.) The dealer also receives five cards; four cards dealt face down, and one card face up.

When the player looks at his cards, and the dealers Up Card, the player either challenges the dealers hand, by placing a bet, or surrenders. The "Challenge Bet" is always equal to twice the Ante Bet. If the player chooses to "Surrender", the Ante Bet is lost.

When a Challenge Bet is made, the dealer reveals his four remaining cards, and the hands are then compared.

In order to qualify, the dealers stud hand must contain at least one Ace and one King. If the dealers hand does not qualify, the poker players receive a 1 to 1 payout on their Ante Bet, and the Challenge Bet is returned without additional winnings.

Should the dealers hand qualify (with a value of at least one Ace and one King), the players and dealers hands are then compared, and the best hand wins (see Poker Hand Value Chart below). A players winning caribbean hand receives 1 to 1 on the Ante Bet, plus the winnings on the Challenge Bet, which are calculated according to the hand’s value (see "Payoff" column of Poker Hand Value Chart below).


When the dealers and the players hands are equal, it is considered a "Push", and both the Ante Bet and the Challenge Bet are returned to the player.

Stud Poker Hand Value Chart: