Introduction to Stud Poker and Caribbean Stud
There are hundreds of poker variations played in homes, backrooms, and casinos. Most of the poker variants however fall under the three main types of poker - draw poker, stud poker, and community poker.
Stud Poker games are games wherein the players are given a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. Cards dealt face-down are called hole cards. The number of cards and number of betting round varies for each stud poker game. Stud games are usually non-positional games meaning that the player who gets to bet first on each round can change for each round.
Stud Poker, like Draw poker, has many variants too. In most stud variations players receive an initial amount of cards and an additional one card after each betting round until the required number of cards are reached (required number are usually either 5 or 7 cards). In some variations players receive all of their cards from the beginning and then reveal their cards at specific mandated times during the betting rounds.
Five-Card Stud, which appeared during the American Civil war, was the first stud variant to become popular. However nowadays Five-Card Stud has waned in popularity and has been replaced by Seven-Card Stud as the most popular stud poker variant there is. There are many more stud variants played nowadays, both at home and in casinos, and with many of them based on Seven-Card Stud Poker.
Some other common variations of stud include Low Hole Card Wild, Follow the Queen, Crocodile Stud, Mexican Stud, Six Card Stud, Mississippi Stud, Bold Stud, Sevens Take All, Auction, Baltimore or Low Chicago, Turbo Five-Card Stud, The Price is Right, Baseball, Mexican Sweat, Ten-Card Regrets, and more.
One of the more popular stud games played in online casinos is Caribbean Stud Poker. Caribbean Stud Poker is so named because it was originally played in casinos on cruise ships. In Caribbean Stud 2 to 3 people are needed to play the game with the ante starting at $5. Five cards are dealt to each player initially after which the dealer shows 1 of his. Players who want to stay in need to bet twice the original ante or else fold. For the dealer to qualify he needs A-K or better, and if he does will pay your ante and your bet if you beat him. If the dealer doesn't qualify and you're still in the game he needs to pay your ante regardless of your hand. The bet pays off in multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 20, 50 and 200 depending on your hand. Royal flush of course gets 200x your bet. Caribbean Stud Poker also has a progressive payoff you can aim to win by putting in an extra dollar during ante time. You win the progressive pot by getting a royal flush. The progressive pot can sometimes goes as high as several hundred thousand dollars!
There are hundreds of poker variations played in homes, backrooms, and casinos. Most of the poker variants however fall under the three main types of poker - draw poker, stud poker, and community poker.
Stud Poker games are games wherein the players are given a mix of face-down and face-up cards dealt in multiple betting rounds. Cards dealt face-down are called hole cards. The number of cards and number of betting round varies for each stud poker game. Stud games are usually non-positional games meaning that the player who gets to bet first on each round can change for each round.
Stud Poker, like Draw poker, has many variants too. In most stud variations players receive an initial amount of cards and an additional one card after each betting round until the required number of cards are reached (required number are usually either 5 or 7 cards). In some variations players receive all of their cards from the beginning and then reveal their cards at specific mandated times during the betting rounds.
Five-Card Stud, which appeared during the American Civil war, was the first stud variant to become popular. However nowadays Five-Card Stud has waned in popularity and has been replaced by Seven-Card Stud as the most popular stud poker variant there is. There are many more stud variants played nowadays, both at home and in casinos, and with many of them based on Seven-Card Stud Poker.
Some other common variations of stud include Low Hole Card Wild, Follow the Queen, Crocodile Stud, Mexican Stud, Six Card Stud, Mississippi Stud, Bold Stud, Sevens Take All, Auction, Baltimore or Low Chicago, Turbo Five-Card Stud, The Price is Right, Baseball, Mexican Sweat, Ten-Card Regrets, and more.
One of the more popular stud games played in online casinos is Caribbean Stud Poker. Caribbean Stud Poker is so named because it was originally played in casinos on cruise ships. In Caribbean Stud 2 to 3 people are needed to play the game with the ante starting at $5. Five cards are dealt to each player initially after which the dealer shows 1 of his. Players who want to stay in need to bet twice the original ante or else fold. For the dealer to qualify he needs A-K or better, and if he does will pay your ante and your bet if you beat him. If the dealer doesn't qualify and you're still in the game he needs to pay your ante regardless of your hand. The bet pays off in multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 20, 50 and 200 depending on your hand. Royal flush of course gets 200x your bet. Caribbean Stud Poker also has a progressive payoff you can aim to win by putting in an extra dollar during ante time. You win the progressive pot by getting a royal flush. The progressive pot can sometimes goes as high as several hundred thousand dollars!
