
The game of carribean stud poker is a variation of poker
played on a Blackjack sized table. There is a particularly
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Carribean stud poker starts with each poker player making
an ante bet in a designated square. Each poker player
then receives five cards face down. Players may examine
their own cards but may not share information with each
other. The stud poker dealer also receives five cards,
four face down and one face up. At this point each poker
player has two options: raise or fold. If the poker player
raises he puts twice his ante bet in the raise box. If
the poker player folds he must relinquish his cards to
the poker dealer, who will collect his ante bet.After
all poker players have made their plays the poker dealer
exposes his own cards. If he does not qualify with at
least an ace and king then all remaining ante bets pay
even money and all raise bets push. If the poker dealer
does qualify then each remaining poker players hand is
individually compared against the dealer's hand, and the
best carribean stud poker hand wins in each case. If the
poker dealer has the higher hand the poker player loses
both ante and raise. In the unlikely event the two hands
are equal in value then both ante and raise push. If the
poker player has the higher hand the ante pays even money
and the raise pays according to the following pay table.