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Origins of Stud Poker
Mystery surrounds this most entertaining of variations on the poker theme. Poker is perhaps the casino game that has been changed and altered the most. The rules have been changed and adapted to make hundreds of different games that deliver their own unique style of play while still providing that classic poker pace and intensity.
Caribbean Stud poker is one of those rare permutations of the game that incorporates elements of other kinds of card games, like of Texas Hold’em, as well as the traditional elements found in straight poker.
Poker has it’s origins in France. The name “Poker” itself means to knock, which we all know is a classic poker action or gesture used in many poker games. In its early history, poker was not played for money, but instead played for commodities, like cheese, bread, fruit, beads and even wool. The fact is that most people around in the years of pokers youth, didn’t even have money. The barter system was alive and well so instead of keeping money around to make purchases people mostly used things that they had at their disposal to trade for other items of value.
Poker remained a peasants game until French explores departed for the new world. As it turns out, the crews of the ships were paid in money, and with no other way to pass the time aboard the ships, poker was an excellent option. With spare money and decks of cards floating around, the scene was ripe for a rich gaming culture aboard the lonely ships as they traversed the open Atlantic.
Upon arrival in America the French settlers wasted no time in setting up their colonies in and around what is now Louisiana and surrounding area. This was the famous center of the poker explosion. Once the game moved to major cities like New Orleans, and onto the river boats of the Mississippi, it spread all over America.
But the French didn’t just colonize North America; they also set sail for the warm waters of the Caribbean, where they set up shop in many of the regions archipelagos. Herein lies the birth of Caribbean stud poker. In the isolated island culture of the Caribbean, poker players were able to cultivate their own brand of the game.
Aruba, which is an island off the coat of Venezuela is perhaps the best possibility for the exact location of Caribbean stud poker specifically. Poker was more popular there than on any of the other islands.
Quite similar to five-card stud poker, Caribbean Stud Poker also uses five cards. The major difference between the two games is that the players bet against the house instead of against other players.
As with all kinds of gambling games, Caribbean Stud poker hit its heyday with the popularization of casinos in America. As land based casinos spread from state to state, they took with them the gaming traditions of the south eastern states. In 1988 one hotel and casino chain in particular is credited for spreading Caribbean Stud poker. The chain sold the game as a new and exciting variation on poker, and the sales pitch worked. Before too long everyone and their dog was playing Caribbean stud poker from Texas to Maine—it was a true hit!
Today Caribbean stud poker is just as popular as ever. You can even play it online! English Harbour UK casino employs a host of professional gaming industry talent that designs exciting and dynamic games of chance. Their version of Caribbean stud poker gives you all the thrill of a Las Vegas casino while providing the incredible convenience of being able to play from home. It’s one of the best gaming services online, and one of the best ways to play Caribbean stud poker, period.
How to Play Caribbean Stud Poker at English Harbour UK Casino
GOAL: TO BEAT THE DEALERS HAND
You play against the house. The initial bet that you make in Stud Poker is called the ANTE. Before you receive any card you have to put down the amount of money that you want to bet. This is basically the cost of playing the game, bit it’s not entirely a cost because you can also win it back. If you want to play a progressive game of stud poker all you have to do is place a bet on the Progressive Bet section of the stud poker table.
Once you have placed an ANTE for every playing position that you want to activate, you will be dealt a hand for every ANTE you placed. Each hand you receive will be dealt face up, while only a single one of the dealers 5 cards is dealt face up. Based on the strength of your hand and on the value of the dealer's face up card you must decide whether to increase your bet to maximize your winnings – 'CALL' or to minimize your losses – 'FOLD'.
In Progressive Caribbean Stud Poker, no additional cards are dealt. The player and the dealer compare hands formed from their five cards.
-When a bet is placed on the progressive area, the player will win an appropriate amount of the progressive pot even if the dealer's hand wins.
The dealer's hand must contain at least one ace and one king in order to qualify. If the dealer's hand does not qualify, you receive 1 to 1 on your ante and your bet is returned to you without winnings.
If the dealer's hand does qualify with a value of at least one ace and one king, the best hand wins. Your winning hand receives 1 to 1 on the ante plus the winnings on your bet calculated according to the winnings table.
If you fold you lose your ante whether or not the dealer qualifies.
If the dealer's hand does not have a minimum poker combination of an ace-king the dealer fails to qualify. If this occurs your bet is returned to you together with double your 'Ante' regardless of the value of your cards.
If the dealer's hand does qualify, it is compared to the your hand. If the dealer's hand has a higher poker combination then the player's hand, then you lose both your 'Ante' and your 'Bet'.
If the dealer's hand has a lower poker combination then the your hand, you win twice your ‘Ante' and you are paid out on your 'Bet' according to the paytable.
If both the dealer's and player's hands tie, the party with the next highest-ranking card is the winner. If there is an absolute tie, the player gets all their money back.
-You always win on your progressive bet, even if the dealer does not qualify.
Stud Cards and Payouts
The highest card is an ace followed by the king, queen, jack, 10, 9…and so on to 2. Unlike Blackjack or baccarat the cards do not have a specific assigned value, instead in stud poker you have to use the cards to make special card combinations (hands) that have a certain ranking in the hand hierarchy of the game. In Caribbean Stud poker the ranking of the hands and their related payouts both regular and progressive are thus: Royal Flush 1,000 to 1 100% of Jackpot, Straight Flush 200 to 1 10% of Jackpot, Four of a Kind 100 to 1 $500, Full House 15 to 1 $100, Flush 10 to 1 $50, Straight 4 to 1, Three of a Kind 3 to 1, Two Pairs 1 to 1, One Pair 1 to 1, Ace & King 1 to 1
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English Harbour UK Stud Poker
