Online Caribbean Stud Poker Glossary

Ace King – The lowest qualified hand. You should never raise with a hand lower than this.

Ante – The bet that all players must place at the start of the game. You cannot receive any cards before placing your ante wager.

Ante Box – The location marked on the Caribbean Stud Poker table for placing all wagers.

Calling The Dealer – A slang term for raising; in reference to “calling a bluff” in traditional poker games.

Dealer – The casino employee that operates the Caribbean Stud games. Responsible for paying and collecting bets as well as dealing cards and determining the winners and losers of each round.

Drop Slot – The slot on the table where players can place their side bets for the progressive jackpot.

Flush – A hand where all five cards are of the same suit. Minimum hand value needed to receive a payout from a side bet.

Garbage Hand – A slang term for a very low value hand, typically less than is necessary for qualifying. The name implies that it should be “thrown away” or folded.

House – A slang term for the casino.

House Edge – The statistical advantage that the house has in its games. In Caribbean Stud Poker, the house edge is over 5%.

Folding – The decision to forfeit a hand after seeing ones cards. Allows players to cut their losses after making an ante wager but without raising.

Pay Table – The diagram that shows how much a given winning hand is worth.

Progressive Jackpot – A jackpot that is largely separate from the game. To be eligible, you must make a side bet and then ultimately raise your hand. The value of your hand will determine if you have won. A portion of each of these side bets goes towards making the progressive jackpot larger.

Progressive Meter – A digital display that shows the real time value of the progressive jackpot.

Push – The technical term for a tie in Caribbean Stud Poker as well as other casino games. Results in a return of the players wager and neither the house nor the player win or lose anything.

Qualifying – A qualified hand is any hand held by the dealer that is at least an Ace-King hand. A qualified hand is required for the game to run its full course.

Raises – The bets that are made after a player has received his or her cards. These must be exactly twice the value of the corresponding ante.

Royal Flush – The top ranked hand in Caribbean Stud Poker, as well as most other traditional poker games. Formed by getting an Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and Ten, all in the same suit. This hand is the key to winning the entire progressive jackpot, assuming that you have made a side bet.

Side Bet – The kind of wager made on the progressive jackpot.

Straight Flush – The second best hand in the game. Formed by getting a straight where all of the cards are of the same suit. If this includes A,K,Q,J,10 then it is actually a royal flush – a stronger hand.