Caribbean Stud Poker
Tonight I decided to go back and try some casino table game action with Caribbean Stud Poker. Basically the aim of Caribbean Stud Poker or Casino Poker as is is often known is to make a better hand that the dealer after being dealt 5 cards.
At InterCasino, there is a £2 minimum bet which is placed as an ante prior to the hand being dealt. After the deal, you can see all of your cards but only one of the dealers. You then decide whether or not to throw away your hand and lose the ante bet you placed or continue with the hand whereby you have to place another bet, twice as large as the ante on the table.
When the cards are all revealed, if you beat the dealers hand, and he has a qualifying hand, then you get paid back at the relevant odds applied to both your ante bet and also your additional bet. If you don't beat the dealer then you lose everything. If you win but the dealer doesn't have a qualifying hand, which is Ace / King or higher, then you get double your ante back but nothing extra for the additional bet.
Caribbean Stud Poker strategy is easy, after placing your bet and the cards are dealt, if you get a pair or more, bet. If you don't, thrown away your hand and along with it your ante bet.
A bonus casino side bet is available for £1 extra which pays £50 for a flush up to 100% of the jackpot for a Royal Flush, the jackpot when I was playing was over £149,000.
You have to watch when playing Caribbean Stud Poker though as your money goes quick if you don't get a winning hand for a while and it can rapidly deplete your cash. Saying that, a few winning hands can pay off quite well, so you just have to watch.
For more information about the payout odds, see our Caribbean Stud Poker Rules page.
The best hand I won was a full house, paying out at 7 to 1 which paid out £36 for my £2 minimum ante bet and additional £4 bet.
I was doing well for a while and was up to £84 from a starting balance of £42. However, I hit a losing streak and couldn't catch any good hands, leaving me with £26 in my casino account after I left the game. I played for about 15 minutes. This seems to be the way Caribbean Stud Poker has always gone for me and with the house edge being 5.316%, the odds when playing Caribbean Stud Poker are firmly in the casinos favour. However, it's one of those game I just have to play every so often because I think it's one of the most enjoyable casino table games to play.
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