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Caribbean Stud Poker Rules

Premise

In this style of poker, a favorite in the Caribbean and aboard cruise ships, each player plays against the dealer and not against the other players. In Caribbean Poker you place an ante, receive a hand, and then decide whether or not you would like to bet. If you bet and if the dealer's hand qualifies (contains and Ace/King combination or better), your hand will be compared to the dealer's. If you win, your payoff will be determined by the quality of your hand.

How to Play

1) Place a wager, this is called the ante.

2) Each player and the dealer is dealt their own five-card hand. One of the dealer's cards is face up the other four are face down.

3) Decide to stay in or fold. If you fold you forfeit your ante. If you stay in you must add to your bet double the amount of the ante.

4) (assuming the player is still in), the dealer looks at his/her cards. If the dealer does not have at least an ace/king then the player automatically wins even money on the ante and the additional wager is returned. If the dealer does have at least ace/king then a comparison is made between the player's hand and the dealer's hand. If the player has the higher hand he/she wins even money on the ante, and the additional wager pays according to the payoff rates. If the dealer's hand beats the player's hand he loses both the ante and raise.

Payout Table

The player can place an optional bet for the Progressive Jackpot at the same time he places his ante bet. Simply drop the coin into the acceptor slot located in front of each player. The player qualifies for a Progressive Jackpot by drawing one of the five hands listed below. Players may win a Progressive Jackpot payoff even if the dealer has a higher hand. Should two or more players qualify for a Progressive Jackpot payoff during the same hand, the players will share the jackpot as an aggregate.

Progressive Jackpot Payoffs

Royal Flush 100%
Straight Flush 10%
Four Of A Kind $100
Full House $75
Flush $50

Additional Rules

Players may not exchange or communicate information regarding their hands. Any violation will result in a dead hand and forfeiture of all wagers.

A player may play only one hand per round of play.

Each player who makes a bet wager shall be responsible for his or her own hand and no other person other than the dealer may touch the cards of that player.

Each player shall be required to keep the five cards in full view of the dealer at all times. Once each player has examined his or her cards and placed them face down on the layout, they may not touch the cards again.

If a hole card is exposed prior to the dealer announcing no more bets, all hands shall be void.

Players choosing to play for the progressive payout are responsible for ensuring that the indicator light on the acceptor device is properly illuminated.

If a player is dealt an incorrect number of cards, that players hand shall be void. If the dealer is dealt four cards of the five card hand, the dealer shall deal an additional card to complete the hand. Any other misdeal to the dealer shall result in all hands being void and the cards shall be reshuffled.