How to Play Caribbean Stud Poker

Caribbean stud poker is a fun and easy game to learn. The game is played with one standard deck of cards. The game is initiated when the player places a wager called the ante. Next, the dealer will deal five cards face down to each player. The dealer’s own five-card hand is dealt, four cards face down and the final card face up. Now it is the player’s choice to either stay in the game or fold. If the player chooses to fold, the ante is forfeited. When the player decides to stay, the amount of the original ante must be doubled.

What happens next?

The dealer’s cards are then revealed. If the dealer does not have at least an ace/king combination, the player automatically wins even money on the ante. The wager bet is then returned. When the dealer does have at least an ace/king combination, then a comparison is made between the dealer’s and player’s hand. If the player has the higher hand, the player wins even money on the ante and the original wager pays according to the payout table on Poker Hands page. Go to our poker odds page here