Online Caribbean Stud Poker
Online Caribbean Stud Poker originated from the Caribbean
Islands. It is also known as Cyberstud Poker (Microgaming)
or Spice Island Poker (Cryptologic).
The ranking of the hands in online caribbean stud poker conforms
to traditional poker rankings.
Your goal in online caribbean stud poker is to beat
the hand of the dealer. After placing your bets you will receive
five cards face up, while the dealer receives one card face
up and four cards face down. Based on these two hands you
will have to decide wether to call or to fold. If you fold
you will lose your bet. If you call your bet is doubled. The
dealer's four down cards are then turned and the payouts are
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Bet
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Payout
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Dealer doesn't qualify
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You are paid out 1 to 1 if the dealer's hand doesn't
contain at least an Ace and a King.
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Dealer's hand beats player's
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You lose your bet
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Player's hand beats dealer's
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You are paid out according to the payout schedule
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Tie
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No action
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A typical online caribbean stud poker payout schedule looks
as follows:
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Hand
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Payout
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Royal Flush
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100 to 1
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Straight Flush
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50 to 1
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Four of a Kind
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20 to 1
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Full House
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7 to 1
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Flush
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5 to 1
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Straight
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4 to 1
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Three of a Kind
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3 to 1
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Two Pairs
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2 to 1
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One Pair or less
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1 to 1
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The optimal strategy for cyberstud poker can become quite
complicated, but you should at least remember that the optional
side-bet is a sucker bet, unless the jackpot gets very high.
Play Caribbean Stud Poker
The best Online Caribbean Stud Poker bets are found at casinos
with a better than average payout table, for example internet casinos
powered by Microgaming.
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