Caribbean Stud Poker Guide
Caribbean stud is a popular card game in the Poker Stars.net casino and thousands of people play this game online and in land based casinos every single day. If you have never played Caribbean stud before it’s a really easy game to play and if you know how to play poker then you’ll have an easier time learning how to play the game. To start the game every player on the table who is playing needs to put in their ante bet which is usually $15.
After everyone has placed their ante into the pot the dealer will deal out five cards to each player face down. The dealer will also deal themselves five cards with the last card being flipped face up. Once the dealer is done dealing out the cards the player to the left of the dealer will go first and need to decide whether to fold or play the hand. If you want to fold then you will forfeit your ante bet and the hand is done for you. If you want to play the hand then you need to make a call bet which is twice the size of your ante bet so it would typically be $30.
The goal when you’re playing Caribbean stud is to make the best poker hand possible using your five cards, but one thing to remember is that the dealer needs to qualify. The better your hand is the higher the payout, but you will only be paid out if the dealer’s hand qualifies and in order for their hand to qualify they need to have an A/K or higher.
Generally you should use some simple PartyPoker strategies when you play the game and if you don’t have an A/K you should fold your hand because typically the dealer will qualify 50% of the time and you won’t make any money. When you have an A/K you could make the call because the chances of the dealer qualifying are slimmer if you hold an A/K by a bit, but this is still a risky play so be careful doing so. A lot of the time the dealer may also hold a pair as well so if you only have a small pair don’t feel like you’re automatically going to win. Typically the only time you win with a small pair is when the dealer doesn’t qualify which means you only make $15 on the hand with your ante bet which isn’t that great.
The one downfall of this game is the fact that when the dealer doesn’t qualify you only get paid out on your ante which isn’t that much. When you have a big hand and the dealer doesn’t qualify then you lose a lot of profits and it doesn’t help your bankroll out at all. Since the game is generally a fairly high stakes game you can win a bunch of small hands and add up a $500-$1000 profit in no time while playing Caribbean stud, but you could also lose a lot when the deck is cold for the players.