 
Caribbean
Stud
Part
1: Basic Game Play & Strategy
by
Guide Bill Burton
The popularity of
the Caribbean Stud has grown immensely
over the last few years. It is a
table game that also offers the
player a chance to make a side bet
to win a progressive jackpot. This
has added to its appeal even if
the odds of winning the big jackpot
are around 649,000 to 1. The house
edge for the main game is about
5 percent.
How To Play
Caribbean Stud is
played on a blackjack-sized table.
The game is based on poker and you
should know the ranking of hands.
You are playing against the dealer
and your hand must beat the dealer's
hand. You do not have to worry about
beating the other player's hands.
The game starts
with each player making an ante
bet equal to the table minimum.
This is placed in the circle marked
"ante" in front of the
player. At this time the player
also has the option of making an
additional dollar side bet for the
bonus jackpot.
An automatic shuffler
deals the cards and each player
receives a hand with five cards
face down. The dealer's hand has
four cards down and one card up.
Players look at
their cards and decide to fold and
forfeit their ante bet or call by
making an additional bet, which
is twice the size of the ante. If
you are playing at a five-dollar
table your ante bet would be five
dollars and your call bet would
be ten dollars.
After the players
have bet or folded, the dealer's
hand is turned over. The dealer
must qualify by having a hand with
Ace-King or better. If the dealer
does not qualify the players are
paid even money for their original
ante bet and the second call bet
is a push, which means it, does
not win or lose.
If your hand beats
the dealer you will be paid even
money for your ante bet and your
call bet will be paid according
to the following pay table.
Caribbean
Stud Payout One Pair or less
1 to 1
Two Pairs
2 to 1
Three of a kind
3 to 1
Straight
4 to 1
Flush
5 to 1
Full House
7 to 1
Four of a kind
20 to 1
Straight Flush
50 to 1
Royal Flush
100 to 1
Like blackjack the
player must act before the dealer.
This means there will be times that
you fold a hand only to have the
dealer not qualify. This does not
mean you should play every hand.
A simple strategy is to play your
hand if it contains Ace-King or
better and fold anything else.
This game is slower
paced than blackjack and it is more
of a social game similar to Let
It Ride. Because of this the house
edge won't hurt your bankroll too
much if you play for smaller stakes.The
same is not true of the side bet
for the progressive jackpot.
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