HISTORY
Caribbean stud poker is a variation of regular five-card stud poker played on a standard blackjack-sized table. It is unique in that it is the first casino table game to offer a progressive jackpot. SOS Casino offers a Progressive Jackpot in its Caribbean Poker game. The game is played with one deck of 52 cards and the deck is reshuffled after each hand is played.

As its name implies, this poker game originated in the Caribbean islands, and it soon spread to casinos in America and Europe.

GAME PLAY
This card game is played with one standard deck of cards. The game is initiated when the player places a wager called the ante. Next, the dealer will deal five cards face down to each player. The dealer's own five-card hand is dealt; four cards face down with the final card face up. Now it is the player's choice to either stay in the game or fold. If the player chooses to fold, the ante is forfeited. If the player decides to stay, the amount of the original ante must be doubled. The dealer's cards are then revealed. If the dealer does not have at least an Ace/King combination, the player automatically wins even money on the ante and the wager is returned. If the dealer does have at least an Ace/King combination, then a comparison is made between the dealer's and player's hand. If the player has the higher hand, the player wins even money on the ante and the original wager pays according to the payout table below:
Payout Table

ROYAL FLUSH 100:1
(10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the same suit)
STRAIGHT FLUSH 50:1
(Five consecutive cards of the same suit)
FOUR OF A KIND 20:1
(Four cards of the same value e.g. four 5's)
FULL HOUSE 7:1
(two cards of the same value and three cards of the same value)
FLUSH 5:1
(five cards of the same suit but non consecutive)
STRAIGHT 4:1
(five consecutive cards of differing suits)
THREE OF A KIND 3:1
(three cards of the same value e.g. three Kings)
TWO PAIR 2:1
(two sets of identical value cards e.g. two Queens and two two's)
PAIR 1:1
(two cards of identical value e.g. two nine's)
ACE/KING 1:1
(an Ace and a King and anything else)

PLAYING OPTIONS
A Progressive Jackpot is available in this game where players are rewarded with 100% of the Jackpot for a ROYAL FLUSH, 10% of the Jackpot for a STRAIGHT FLUSH, and a set monetary amount for a FOUR OF A KIND, FULL HOUSE, or a FLUSH. To participate in the Progressive Jackpot click the "Jackpot Chip" on the right hand side of the table when you place your bet. The Progressive jackpot is ONLY available in Real Play, not available in Free Play.

STRATEGY
Basic Strategy dictates that a player should at least do the following:
• bet when holding a pair or better
• bet when holding an Ace/King if the player’s hand contains the same card as the dealer's up-card.