Caribbean Stud Poker Fan
Caribbean stud poker is one of the youngest types of poker invented some thirty years ago. Unlike texas holdem and omaha which represent the two "classic" varieties of poker caribbean stud poker is played against the casino, and your opponent is the dealer and not other players sitting at the table. For some players caribbean stud tournaments are just entertainment and they don't treat caribbean stud seriously. For others caribbean stud payouts are a significant addition to their salary or fees. In any case if you play many games casino will be a winner at a distance - you can be a profitable caribbean stud player only if you play smartly and use a good strategy. Caribbean stud rules resemble the rules of ordinary five-card poker, but players can also compete for the jackpot. Usually this is done when players insert a chip into the special slot on the table in front of their seat. This signifies that the player want to take part in competition for the jackpot.

Today caribbean stud is played more online than offline. The reason is that in many countries where gambling is prohibited poker is prohibited as well. Besides, in caribbean stud casino online it is possible to play more hands than in the regular casino, because all events take place much quicker - cards are shuffled automatically and players react faster, thus more hands are dealt and more games played. There are many free caribbean stud site, which offer you to try this variety of poker. However, you must choose only licensed sites which use either their own independent software or the software of some famous poker network. The situation here is the same as in real life - most probably you will never enter a casino located in some remote district with bad reputation, but you will go to some reputable establishment instead, even if the commission they will charge you is higher than the commission of that local small casino.

When you download online caribbean stud software, you will be immediately asked to register a new account. You must be very attentive at this stage, because you can just create your account and start playing for real money, but to do that you will need to make a deposit from your credit card or Webmoney, for example. Alternatively you can search the Internet for casino bonus offered by this casino or its partners. Sometimes the casino cannot offer you any bonuses directly according to its rules, but it has partners which can provide no-deposit bonuses to new players. Of course when you receive online caribbean stud bonus you will have a much easier start - most importantly, you don't risk any of your money, you spend only the money you received as bonus. The obvious question you may ask yourself is why these companies offer your bonuses anyway? But the answer is very simple - they receive some percent from the casino's profit accumulated when people play for real money. Thus the more "their" players play, the more profit for these companies is accumulated. Of course, many of those people who take bonuses will spend them very quickly, however, a few of them can grow and develop to become real professionals. In this case the profit they will earn as well as the profit earned by the casino will be calculated by many thousands.

Online caribbean stud strategies are not complicated, or at least not so complicated as the strategies for texas holdem and omaha. The basic strategy is to enter the game with any hand when you have a pair or A-K, A-Q, especially if they are suited. Of course, you have to watch what card will be revealed by the dealer to calculate your chances. If he reveals an ace, a king or a queen your chances are worse. But if he reveals a deuce or a three, you can easily enter the game and try to win the hand.