Play the Hot Progressives of Caribbean Stud Poker

If you are tired of players getting grumpy with you at the poker tables, why not play against the house for a change? Caribbean stud poker is a five card poker game played against the dealer rather than against other players.

Caribbean stud poker uses one deck of cards which is shuffled after every game and before the next one begins. To begin the game, the player places the ante and then receives five cards face down. The dealer also deals himself five cards, but with his last card facing up. In online casinos, the remaining four cards for the dealer are dealt face up after the players have decided if they will play or not.

The player looks at the dealer’s up card to decide whether to continue playing the hand. For example, if the dealer is showing an Ace or King and the player only has Queen high, he should surrender his hand rather than play with the certain knowledge he will lose. If the player wants to continue playing he must bet by doubling his ante on the play box above the ante box. Optimal strategy says players should always play with A-K-J or better and A-K plus the dealer’s up card, and fold everything else.

In order to qualify, the dealer’s hand must be higher than or equal to Ace/King. So if you play with only Queen high you may still be paid 1 to 1 on your ante as long as the dealer does not qualify. The payoff in Caribbean Stud Poker is determined by the rank of your hand.

Typical payouts are: One pair is paid even money; two pair 2-1; three of a kind 3-1; straight 4-1; flush 5-1; full house 7-1; four of a kind 20-1; straight flush 50-1 and royal flush 100-1. These odds can vary depending on where you play.

Whether you are playing in a land-based casino or an online casino, there is usually a progressive jackpot that can be played alongside the main game as a side bet. This progressive jackpot pays greater odds on the higher scoring hands and most importantly gives players the chance to win a massive jackpot.

Progressive jackpots are constantly-increasing jackpots. The more players that enter the progressive jackpot, the bigger it gets. And the larger the jackpot is the more players are attracted to play it. This is why these jackpots can grow so enormous and have always proven so popular with players. Eventually, somebody has to win it and by the time they do, the jackpot can have grown to millions of pounds.

The progressive jackpot on Caribbean stud poker is played by placing (usually) £1 onto the progressive jackpot button directly above or sometimes below the player’s boxes on the table. The player must decide if he is going to play the progressive jackpot side bet before the cards are dealt. Make certain to place this bet if you want to play it, because if you forget to do this and you hit the jackpot, you won’t get paid.

The house edge on Caribbean stud poker is high at 5.2%, but if you do hit a monster hand and have played the progressive jackpot you will almost certainly win a massive sum.