In Caribbean Stud Poker you are offered to place a $1 side bet, to
be eligible for the progressive jackpot. Only a Royal Flush pays 100%
of the jackpot. A Straight Flush pays 10% of the jackpot and other
hands pay fixed amounts of money. Do *not* take this bet, because
you are unlikely to find a jackpot that is high enough to overcome
the very high house edge on this bet.
Tip: The best Caribbean Stud bets (with the lowest house
edge) are offered by Micrograming
casinos.
Optimal Caribbean Stud Poker strategy
The optimal strategy for playing Caribbean Stud Poker can become very
complicated, when you hold an ace and a king. The house edge for Caribbean
Stud Poker, assuming optimal strategy, is 5.2%. The strategy that
is offered here is much simpler, at a cost of an increase of the house
edge by 0.1%.
Raise on any pair or better. Note
that this includes raising on a low pairs like a pair of two's
or three's, although these bets are associated with a net average
expected loss. The point is that the net average expected loss
for *not* raising these hands is even higher.
Fold on anything less than ace/king.
Raise only on ace/king when one
of your cards matches the rank of the dealer's up card.
