Caribbean Stud Poker is a casino table game that’s easy to play and offers fast-paced excitement for Poker beginners, enthusiasts and advanced players alike. This fun and fast-paced game also has an optional 5+1 Bonus bet and a Progressive Jackpot, which adds extra chances to win.
The aim of Caribbean Stud Poker is to beat the dealer’s hand by getting the best possible five-card hand. An unlimited number of players can play simultaneously.
To add even further excitement, there are two additional side bets on-top of the main game that provide multiple chances to win, even if the players fold or are beaten by the dealer.
The 5+1 Bonus side bet offers payouts of up to 1,000 to 1. The Progressive Jackpot side bet offers not only a top-level Progressive Jackpot prize of increasing value for a Royal Flush, but also a range of lower fixed prizes for even more enjoyment for hands from a Straight Flush down to Three of a Kind.
KEY BENEFITS
- Unique and fun-filled Poker variant
- Engaging side bets for greater opportunities to win
- Top-level Jackpot prize
The game is played with one standard 52-card deck.
THE ANTE BET AND OPTIONAL SIDE BETS
Place an Ante bet to participate. You may also make an optional 5+1 Bonus bet and/or an optional Progressive Jackpot side bet. These side bets are evaluated separately at the end of each game and provide separate opportunity to win.
You and the dealer are then dealt five cards each. Your cards are dealt face up; the dealer’s cards face down, except for the dealer’s last card which is face up.
PLAY OR FOLD
After examining your cards and you decide to ‘Play’ or ‘Fold’. If you decide to ‘Play’ your wager is twice your Ante bet. If you fold, you forfeit you cards and your Ante bet.
THE DEALER’S HAND REVEALED
The dealer then turns over the remaining four cards to reveal the complete hand of five cards. The dealer must have an Ace and a King or higher to qualify.
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF THE MAIN GAME
If the dealer qualifies and player wins
The player will win even money on the Ante bet and the Play bet will win according to the poker hand rankings in the payout table.
If the dealer does not qualify and the player wins
The player will win even money on the Ante bet and the Play bet will push.
If the dealer and the player tie
The player will win even money on the Ante bet and the Play bet will push.
If the dealer qualifies and beats the player
Both the Ante bet and the Play bet will be lost
THE 5+1 BONUS BET
If you place the 5+1 Bonus side bet, you win if your five cards plus the dealer’s first face up card make a five-card poker hand of Three of a Kind or better. You must place an Ante bet to place this bet. Your decision to ‘Play’ or ‘Fold’ does not affect the 5+1 Bonus bet.
JACKPOT SIDE BET
The Jackpot side bet is an optional side bet, allowing you to win a share of the Progressive Jackpot. The prize money gets shared between all the players who have bet on the Jackpot side bet.
If a player’s cards beat the dealer’s cards, the player will receive 1:1 on their Ante bet, and the following on the Play bet:
| PLAY BET | 5+1 BONUS SIDE BET | JACKPOT | |
| Royal Flush | 100:1 | 1,000:1 | 100% of Jackpot |
| Straight Flush | 50:1 | 200:1 | 2500 |
| Four of a Kind | 25:1 | 100:1 | 250 |
| Full House | 10:1 | 20:1 | 50 |
| Flush | 7:1 | 15:1 | 25 |
| Straight | 5:1 | 10:1 | 10 |
| Three of a Kind | 3:1 | 7:1 | 3 |
| Two Pairs | 2:1 | - | - |
| One Pair or less | 1:1 | - | - |
The progressive jackpot, stated in the player’s currency is the top prize shared among all players who have placed a jackpot bet in the winning game round.
| Result | ANTE | PLAY |
| Dealer does not qualify and you win | 1:1 | Push |
| Dealer qualifies and you win | 1:1 | Win |
| Dealer qualifies and you lose | Lose | Lose |
| Dealer qualifies and you tie | Push | Push |
| Player folds | Lose | Lose |