Caribbean Stud Poker Rules
Caribbean Poker is a
five-card stud poker game, which was originally developed for Caribbean
cruise ships. It is played against the dealer with a standard 52-card
deck, reshuffled after 30 cards are drawn.
After placing a first "ante"
bet, you are dealt five cards and the dealer another five, four of them
face down and one face up. If you doesn't like your cards, you may fold
and surrender your ante bet, otherwise you place a second "call bet"
equal to double your ante bet.
If the dealer's hand qualifies (contains and Ace/King combination or better), both hands
are compared and if you win you will be paid according to the table
shown on the screen. If the dealer does not qualify, you win the "ante"
bet, which is paid even money (1 to 1), and the "call" bet is returned
to you.
Ante Bet:
To place your ante bet you should first select the
value of the chips you will use, by clicking once the left button of
your mouse on the selected chip in the lower part of the screen. A red
underbar indicates which chip value is active ant any time. Then click
on the "Ante" betting circle in the middle of the screen or double click
on the selected chip. Each click adds one chip to the "Ante" bet and its
value is automatically deducted from your balance. If you change your
mind and want to withdraw some or all the chips from the bet, you can do
so by clicking the right button of your mouse on the "Ante" bet
position. You can mix chips of different value, but cannot exceed the
maximum allowed for the table nor exceed 1/3 of your current balance.
Jackpot Bet: Caribbean poker
offers the option of a side bet that
has huge rewards for the two highest poker hands. The amount that can be
wagered on this bet is fixed as $1 and only one chip wager is accepted
per hand. To place your jackpot bet, click on the slot on the
center of the table and a $1 chip is automatically inserted there. A red
light above the slot indicates that a jackpot bet has been placed. The
amount you can win with the jackpot bet doesn't depend on the dealer's
hand. If you make a winning hand, your are paid regardless of what the
dealer has or if she qualifies or not or if she has a higher hand.
Rules:
1.-If the player surrenders,
he or she loses the ante bet and the hand is over.
2.-If the player decides to place a call bet then, to play the hand, the
dealer must have at least an Ace/King combination or better, otherwise
the dealer's hand does not qualify.
2.a.- If the dealer's hand does not qualify (has a hand
ranking lower than an Ace/King combination) then the player wins the
"ante" bet, which is paid even money (1 to 1), and gets the call bet
returned, even if the player's hand is lower than the dealer's hand.
2.b.- If the dealer's hand qualifies, both hands are
compared and the higher-ranking hand wins.
2.b.i.- If the dealer wins, the player loses both the
ante and the call bets.
2.b.ii.- If the player wins, he or she will be paid even
money (1 to 1) on the ante bet plus an amount on the call bet
which depends on the quality of the player's hand and can be as
high as 100 to 1, as shown in the table below. The ante and call
bets, as well as any winnings, are displayed as separate piles
of chips, and the total amount is automatically added to the
player's balance.
2.b.iii.- If the dealer and the player both have the same
hand (for example, both have one pair or both have a "flush"),
then the winner is the one with the higher-ranking cards. If the
tie still persists, the remaining cards in the hands are taken
into consideration and the highest hand wins. Suit does not
count.
2.b.iv.- If both the dealer's and the player's hands are
equal, it is a tie, no money is exchanged and the player gets
his or her bets returned back.
3.- Jackpot bet payoff doesn't depend on the dealer's
hand. If player makes a winning hand, he or she is paid regardless of what the
dealer has or if she qualifies or not or if she has a higher hand.
Payoffs:
Ante bet is paid at even money (1 to 1). Call bet is
paid according to the following table, which lists the standard poker
hands by rank in descending order:
CALL BET PAYOFFS TABLE
|
Hand |
Description
|
Payoff |
| Royal
Flush |
Ace, King, Queen,
Jack and Ten from same suit. |
100 to
1 |
|
Straight Flush |
Five cards in
consecutive order from same suit. |
50 to 1 |
| Four of
a Kind |
Four cards from
different suits displaying the same number or picture (same
rank). |
20 to 1 |
| Full
House |
A hand with a Three
of a Kind and a Pair. |
7 to 1 |
| Flush |
Five
non-consecutive cards of same suit. |
5 to 1 |
|
Straight |
Five cards in
consecutive order, any combination of suits.</ |
3 to 1 |
| Three
of a Kind |
Three cards from
different suits displaying the same number or picture. |
2 to 1 |
| Two
pairs |
Two groups of two
cards showing the same number (or picture). |
1 to 1 |
| One
Pair |
One pair of
identically ranked cards. |
1 to 1 |
|
Ace/King High |
A hand with five
unmatching cards including an Ace and a King. |
1 to 1 |
The winning hands and their payoffs for the jackpot bet are the following:
JACKPOT BET PAYOFFS TABLE
|
Hand |
Payoff |
| Royal Flush |
100% of Jackpot |
| Straight
Flush |
10% of Jackpot |
| Four of a
Kind |
$500 |
| Full House |
$100 |
| Flush |
$50 |
The above rules and
payoffs conform to the rules and payoff regulations found
in Las Vegas and casinos around the world.