The second most common type of progressive jackpot that you will find is at the Caribbean stud tables. The philosophy behind winning a progressive jackpot in Caribbean Stud is quite simple, actually achieving it is not.

The are two things that must be accomplished when it comes to winning a Caribbean stud jackpot. The first thing you must do is put a dollar (or similar currency) into the progressive coin slot at the Caribbean stud table. The second objective is to be dealt a Royal Flush.

The way the progressive jackpot works is by taking in that dollar that the person puts into the progressive jackpot. Each person contributes a little towards the jackpot and the jackpot continues to rise if no one receives a royal flush.

The long the jackpot goes without being won, the more that people start to play and the larger this progressive jackpot gets. Usually, the progressive jackpots associated with Caribbean stud are smaller overall then slots jackpots. This is because your odds are slightly higher of getting a royal flush then matching the jackpot icons.

The idea of the progressive bet is slightly different between Caribbean stud and slots. Most Caribbean stud jackpots will also award players part of the total jackpot (usually 10%) if they receive a straight flush. Compare this to most slots jackpots which only pay out when someone wins the jackpot.

How to play Caribbean stud

This will be a quick tutorial for anyone who is interested in playing this game.

Caribbean stud is a casino card game that is based off of 5 card stud poker. The stud means that you will not have the opportunity to draw for more cards. The dealer and any players are dealt 5 cards each. Each player must decide whether he wants to play his hand against the dealer or fold if they don’t think their cards are good enough to win.

Normal poker hand rankings apply except for one thing. The “wheel” straight (ace, 2, 3, 4, 5) will beat any other straight except a “royal” straight (ace, king, queen, jack, 10).

The player must bet before they receive their cards. This bet is called the Ante. Once the cards have been dealt, the player must place a bet that is twice the Ante if they want to play their hand against the dealer’s hand.

Once you decide to play your hand, the dealer will flip his cards over. If the dealer does not have at least an Ace/King (no pairs) in his hand, then he has qualified for the hand and is eligible to beat your hand. If not, the dealer’s hand doesn’t qualify and you automatically win on your Ante bet alone.

If the dealer qualifies and you still win, then you are paid on both of your bets. If you have better than a pair in your hand, you will receive a multiple of your raise bet (example: a flush pays 7 to 1 on the Raise bet if the dealer qualifies).

This means you should be hoping for the dealer to qualify, because if he doesn’t, you don’t win anything on your Raise bet.

The general rule of thumb is to fold if you have less than Ace/King/Jack/8/3 in your hand and always raise if you have a pair of better.

How progressive betting works in Caribbean stud

Before you are dealt any of your cards, you must decide whether or not to put a dollar into the progressive coin slot. If you do, you will have a chance to win the progressive jackpot. If you don’t, then you are pretty much just playing another casino card game.

From casino to casino, the progressive payouts are different. Most casinos will pay out on progressive bets when you receive a hand that is at least a flush or better. Some casinos will also have a straight payout on a progressive bet, but not many.

The normal payout structure for progressive bets is as follows: Get a royal flush, win 100% of the progressive jackpot; get a straight flush, win 10% of the jackpot; get a four of a kind, win $500; get a full house, win $100; get a flush to win $50.

What are the odds of winning anything on a progressive bet in Caribbean stud?

• Your odds of getting a Royal Flush is about 1 out of a million hands.
• The odds that you will get a Straight Flush is about 1 out of 125,000 hands.
• The chance that you will get a Four of a Kind is about 1 out of 7,000 hands.
• Your odds of receiving a Full House is about 1 out of 1,200 hands
• The odds that you will receive a Flush is about 1 out of 900 hands

This means your chance of winning anything on a progressive bet is about 1 in 480 hands if the progressive jackpot only pays on a flush or higher.

If the jackpot pays out with a straight or higher, this number goes down to about 1 out of 230 hands.

What is the point of playing the progressive jackpots then?

Here’s a scenario. You are upset because you have put the progressive in 50 straight times and haven’t won anything. Regardless of how you are playing otherwise, you have now thrown away $50.

You decide not to play the progressive any more while you are playing that night. For the sake of this argument, lets say you were betting $5 ante on each hand.

You have just received a flush in your hand. If you would have bet the progressive, you would have automatically won $50 (more or less) regardless of the outcome of the rest of the hand. But since you didn’t, you know have to make a raise bet ($10) to go against the dealer.

If you get lucky (52% of the time the dealer will qualify), the dealer will qualify and have a worse hand. Because you got a flush, you will win 7 to 1 on your raise bet, or $70, plus the $5 on your Ante bet. But if the dealer’s hand does not qualify, then you have just won $5 for getting a flush.

We can extrapolate this scenario out further and you will find that you’ll be absolutely crushed if you only won $5 for a Royal Flush.

Unlike progressive slots, the progressive betting in Caribbean Stud can be a backup to make sure that you win something for your excellent hand in the event that the dealer does not qualify.