Caribbean Stud poker is a casino table game with rules similar to five-card stud poker. However, unlike most poker games, Caribbean Stud is played against the house rather than against other players. As a result, your guests won't be able to bluff or decieve in this poker variant! Caribbean Stud can accomodate seven guests at a time.

The Basics:

The main objective of Caribbean Stud Poker is to make the best possible poker hand out of five cards. If you feel that your hand is higher than the dealer’s, you will make an additional bet. If your hand is higher, you win.

How to Caribbean Stud Poker:

To play, each player places his ante on a marked spot on the table playing surface ("the layout") where indicated; all ante wagers must be placed prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets". Each player and the dealer will then receive five cards, face down. The dealer will turn over one of his cards, then push the cards toward the players, after which the players may look at their cards. They may only look at their own cards, and may not discuss what they have with any other players at the table.

Players have the option to either play or fold. Any player choosing to play places his raise (an additional wager equal to twice the amount of the ante) into the box in front of them marked Bet. Any player who chooses to fold forfeits his ante. After all the players have made their decisions, the dealer reveals his four hole cards. The dealer only qualifies (plays) if his hand either (1) contains both an ace and a king or (2) forms a pair or any higher-ranked poker hand. The dealer then compares his five-card hand to those of the other players, individually, starting with the player farthest to his right, and both the ante and the raise bets of all players whose hands beat the dealer's qualified hand win. If the dealer's hand does not qualify, only the ante bets of players whose hands beat the dealer's get paid while the respective raise bets all push (return to their respective players unpaid). If a player ties with the dealer, both ante and raise bets push.

Caribbean Stud Payoffs:

• Royal Flush - 100:1
• Straight Flush - 50:1
• Four of a Kind - 20:1
• Full House - 7:1
• Flush - 5:1
• Straight - 4:1
• Three of a Kind - 3:1
• Two Pair - 2:1
• One Pair or Less - 1:1