Free Caribbean Stud Poker Practice

♠♣CTPCaribbean Stud
Dealer

Place your ante.

Your Hand
Ante
$0
$1 Jackpot
Call pay table
  • Royal Flush100 to 1
  • Straight Flush50 to 1
  • Four of a Kind20 to 1
  • Full House7 to 1
  • Flush5 to 1
  • Straight4 to 1
  • Three of a Kind3 to 1
  • Two Pair2 to 1
  • Pair or Less1 to 1

Ante pays 1 to 1. Dealer qualifies with Ace-King or better; if not, the Call pushes.

$1 Jackpot pay table
  • Royal Flush$25,000
  • Straight Flush$2,500
  • Four of a Kind$500
  • Full House$150
  • Flush$75

Optional $1 side bet on your five-card hand. Pays regardless of the dealer or a fold.

Practice Caribbean Stud Poker free against a qualifying dealer. Decide to call or fold, chase the $1 jackpot bet, and learn the optimal pair-or-better strategy.

Rules
  • Place an Ante (and an optional $1 Jackpot bet). You get five cards; the dealer gets five with one card face up.
  • After seeing your hand, fold (losing your Ante) or Call by betting exactly twice the Ante.
  • The dealer qualifies with Ace-King-high or better. If the dealer doesn't qualify, the Ante pays 1:1 and the Call pushes.
  • If the dealer qualifies, the higher five-card hand wins; on a win the Ante pays 1:1 and the Call pays a bonus per the pay table. A tie pushes both.
  • The $1 Jackpot pays on your hand alone per its pay table, regardless of the dealer and even if you fold.
Strategy
  • Always Call with a pair or better. Always fold with less than Ace-King-high.
  • With exactly Ace-King-high, Call if the dealer's up-card matches one of your cards, or if you also hold a Queen or Jack when the dealer shows an Ace or King.
  • Simplest near-optimal rule: Call with a pair or higher, otherwise fold — folding ace-king costs only a fraction of a percent versus perfect play.
  • The $1 Jackpot has a high house edge; treat it as a lottery-style flyer, not a value bet.
Read the full strategy guide →

Free Caribbean Stud Poker— play & practice

Play Caribbean Stud Poker free against the dealer, with play money and the classic $1 progressive-style jackpot side bet. You ante, see all five of your cards and one of the dealer's, then decide to raise (bet 2×) or fold — a single, high-stakes-feeling decision each hand.

The raise-or-fold call has real nuance, especially with an Ace-King high hand. Practicing here for free is a low-pressure way to learn the near-optimal strategy before you ever sit at a real table.

Caribbean Stud Poker strategy guide →Look up any hand →Odds & house edge →Caribbean Stud Poker Trainer →

Caribbean Stud Poker: frequently asked questions

What's the basic strategy?
Always raise with a pair or better, and fold with less than Ace-King high. With exactly Ace-King high, raise only in specific spots relative to the dealer's up-card — our strategy pages walk through each case with example hands.
When does the dealer qualify?
The dealer qualifies with an Ace-King high hand or better. If the dealer doesn't qualify, your Ante pays even money and your raise pushes, which shapes the whole strategy.
What is the $1 jackpot side bet?
It's a fixed side bet that pays on your five-card hand starting at a flush, climbing to large fixed amounts for a straight flush or royal — independent of whether you beat the dealer.
What's the house edge?
With the near-optimal strategy the house edge is about 5.22% per ante. True perfect play is famously hard to memorize, but the practical rules get you within a hair of it.
Is it really free and no-download?
Yes — free, play-money, and browser-based, with no signup required. Sign in only if you'd like your bankroll and stats saved.