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Caribbean Stud Poker

Ten years ago you couldn't find a Caribbean Stud Poker table in any casino in the USA. Nowadays, virtually every major casino has at least one Caribbean Stud Poker table and in fact, most casinos have 2 or more tables. What led to its explosive growth? First, it's based on the All-American game of five-card stud poker that is familiar to most players. Second all players compete against the dealer eliminating the intimidation of playing against other players that occurs in regular table poker. Third, the game features a progressive jackpot that sometimes reaches $100,000 and more. And fourth and most importantly, the game is easy to play.

The objective: To beat the dealer's five-card poker hand. There are no draw cards in Caribbean Stud Poker. Every player and the dealer are dealt five cards and if your five-card hand has a higher poker rank than the dealer's five-card hand, you win.

Caribbean Stud Poker is a Casino version of the game of Poker,with a history dateing back to the late 1980s creating a very simple but yet exciting game to play. the game first arived on cruise ships before expanding to nevada and eventualy other casinos . Each player makes a bet on the respective position marked Ante, to receive five cards, which make up the player's "hand". The dealer is also dealt five cards, the last card being dealt face up. It is now the players choice whether to "Fold" or to play. If the player folds, then the stake on the Ante is lost, and the cards are returned to the dealer. If the player decides to play, then he places his cards in the position marked Bet, with a stake on top of the cards which must equal double the Ante.

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