Free Caribbean Stud Poker

In free Caribbean Stud poker, the player plays against the dealer and the object of the game is to form the best possible five-hand poker hand. Once you have selected the bet you want, the player and the dealer are dealt five playing cards face up. Only one (first) of the dealer's cards is face up. Once the cards have been dealt, the player must decide whether to fold or continue the game. If a player decides to fold, he loses the initial bet. If he in turn continues, he must place a double bet on the table, after which all the dealer's cards are turned over and the payout is made. The dealer must have at least an ace and an ace in his hand in order to be included in the comparison. If the dealer does not have the required minimum hand, the player wins automatically.

Today, almost all online casinos offer progressive jackpots that can also be found at Caribbean Stud Poker. If you are not on the map of what progressive jackpots are, then we encourage you to read our article on progressive jackpots. In any case, at Caribbean Stud Poker, progressive jackpots means that when you place a side bet, this progressive jackpot goes to the pot and then when the pot is big enough or a certain amount of time has elapsed the whole gigantic progressive jackpot.

Despite the fact that progressive jackpots may sound really appealing, but in Caribbean Stud Poker, placing a bet on them is often not very sensible as the house advantage is far too great, at around 29.46%. Therefore, we recommend that you only bet on progressive jackpots when you have a big enough bankroll and feel that Mrs. Fortuna is smiling at you. By using optimal tactics, the house advantage can be minimized by 5.224% of the initial bet.

Using a tactic where the player looks at the cards only when the player has a hand consisting of cards Ace / King / Dude / 8/3 or better, the house edge can be narrowed by 5.316% which is really close to the house advantage minimization achieved with optimal tactics. If you know what cards other players have, you can also calculate the house advantage if you take advantage of the information. It has been calculated that if a player knows the cards of six other players, ie thirty cards, and is able to utilize the information correctly, the player can minimize the house advantage by up to 2.3%.