Caribbean Stud Poker

Posted by salim14 on September 29th, 2010

Caribbean Stud Poker is a casino table game and its rules are similar to five-card stud poker. However, unlike standard poker games, Caribbean Stud Poker is played against the house rather than against other players ( and like most such games, it can not be beaten in the long run). There is no bluffing or other deception.

One of the newest variations that has become extremely popular is Caribbean Stud. It is strongly believed that the game has been originated from Aruba, an island in Caribbean 1980s. Some stories state that the game was officially discovered after it was found being played on a cruise ship that was sailing to Aruba. Other conflicting stories claim that the game originated in one of the resort hotels in Aruba. These reports state that the game spread to many of the other resort hotels in the Caribbean, with the most popular games being played in a Dutch hotel in Aruba called 'The King International'. Although we can never be sure that which one of the stories is true, it is proved that Aruba and Caribbean region in general played a significant role in the games discovery and development. After its inception in the Caribbean, the game spread quickly and was first introduced to bricks and mortar casinos in the United States in the early 1990s.

Caribbean Stud Poker has grown rapidly since its inception and is now one of the most popular casino games. Shortly it was introduced to land casinos, a progressive jackpot feature was added ; for an extra dollar bet , players were presented with a chance to win the jackpot. A royal flush would pay out 100% of the jackpot. A straight flush would pay out a set percentage of the jackpot, usually 10%. This made the game more appealing to the casino players and led to its increased popularity. It is generally accepted that the game reached such high popularity due to the easy rules and the fact that players tended to find the game less stressful than normal variants of poker. This growing popularity has seen surge in players eager to play the game.

In most recent times, Caribbean Stud has become popular game of choice online. Online casinos were not in existence when the game first originated, but today online, with the speed of hands and the higher guaranteed payouts found in online casinos. Caribbean Stud Poker has become a game that is predominantly played online. Online players are generally offered better value as a result of the higher volume of players and bigger progressive jackpot.