Caribbean Stud

How to Play

Caribbean Stud is a five-card poker game where you play against the dealer instead of other players. You get to see all five of your cards before deciding whether to raise or fold, and you can even see one of the dealer's cards as a hint. A Royal Flush can pay up to 1000x your Ante, making it one of the highest single-hand payouts in the game.

1. Place your Ante bet to start the hand. You can see all five of your cards; the dealer has four hidden and one showing.
2. Look at your cards and the dealer's one visible card. If your hand looks promising, raise by placing a Play bet of 2x your Ante. If not, fold and lose only your Ante.
3. Once you raise, the dealer reveals all five of their cards. The dealer needs at least Ace-King to have a qualifying hand.
4. If the dealer doesn't qualify, you win 1:1 on your Ante automatically — no matter what you're holding — and your Play bet comes back to you.
5. If the dealer qualifies, the hands are compared. Your winning hand collects on both the Ante (1:1) and the Play bet using the progressive pay table.
6. The pay table rewards strong hands: a Pair pays even money on Play, while bigger hands pay bigger multiples. A Royal Flush is the crown jewel at 1000:1 on the Play bet.

Millionaire Mode, Win $1,000,000

Millionaire Mode is a $1 side bet added on top of your regular Caribbean Stud bet. Your main payouts are unaffected.

Each round runs six independent strips. Hit all six and you win $1,000,000. Fewer hits still pay: 5 = $30,000, 4 = $800, 3 = $30, 2 = $3, 1 returns the dollar, 0 loses it.

The jackpot is always ready. Every $1 ticket is a full attempt at the headline figure.

Turn it on, play your main bet (at least $1), and every round runs in parallel with the Royal Spades draw.

Tips & Tricks

The raise/fold decision in Caribbean Stud is a bit more involved than some other games, but the core rule is straightforward: always raise if you have a pair or better, always fold if you have less than Ace-King. If you have Ace-King, raising or folding depends on the dealer's visible card and what else you hold — but as a beginner, raising on any Ace-King is a decent approximation.

Unlike blackjack or Three Card Poker, you can't improve on the house edge with advanced techniques — the 5.22% house advantage is built into the game structure. The good news is that when you win big hands, the pay table multiplies your Play bet generously. Full House pays 7:1, Straight Flush 50:1, and Royal Flush pays 1000:1 on the Play bet.

Because you always have to bet 2x your Ante to raise, your committed amount per hand is larger than games with 1:1 raise options. Set your Ante size accordingly — remember that if you raise, you're putting 3x your Ante into the pot. A $5 Ante hand means $15 total at risk before the dealer's hand is revealed.

The best time to fold in Caribbean Stud is when you have absolutely nothing — less than Ace-King, no pair. When you hold garbage against a strong dealer upcard, folding preserves your bankroll for better spots. Do not chase on weak hands just to "see the result" — every unnecessary call costs you money.

Is It Fair?

Caribbean Stud at WickedBet uses provably fair technology to guarantee that every hand is dealt honestly. Before your session starts, the casino generates a secret seed and shows you a locked fingerprint of it. Your own seed is mixed in at deal time, so neither side can predict or manipulate the outcome in advance.

When your session ends, the casino's secret is revealed and you can use free online tools to verify any hand you played. Check that the cards dealt match the mathematically determined sequence — they always do, because the system is cryptographically sealed from the moment the session begins.

Millionaire Mode uses its own separate proof chain on top of the card verification system. Both the hand result and the jackpot trigger are independently auditable. Transparency is built into every part of the game — not just promised.