Juicy Stakes Casino features a consummate array of online poker games. There are draw pokers like Jacks or Better and there are stud pokers. Games such as Oasis Poker and Caribbean Poker fall squarely into the latter category. Question is, which is the better option?
What is the Difference between Stud and Draw Poker?
The key difference between the two variants of online poker is the draw. In stud poker, you have to make do with the five cards you are dealt. In draw poker, you have the opportunity to exchange one or more cards in your hand for a new set.
At Stakes Casino, video poker is the most popular form of draw poker. In this version of the game, you basically compete against the random generator software. Your objective is to create a winning poker hand according to the traditional poker hand rankings.
When you play any of the video poker variants at Juicy Stakes mobile casino – or our instant play or download casino – there are no other adversaries involved in the action. You select a coin value and play one up to five coins in exchange for five face-up cards.
At that point, you “hold” the cards you want to keep and hit the draw button. New cards are dealt to replace the cards that you have rejected. If you happen to create a paying poker hand, you are paid out according to odds posted on the pay table – round over.
Switch across to Caribbean Poker at Juicy Stakes Casino… and you go head-to-head with the dealer. The aim of the game is to beat the dealer. This time you have to attempt to do that with only the five face up cards you are dealt. There is an option to fold – but you have to make all your decisions based on just the one dealer up card.
In order to level the playing field, the dealer has a ‘handicap’ of sorts. He or she, or in this case, the virtual dealer – which is really a randomised computer algorithm – must qualify for each round of Caribbean Poker. That only happens when the dealer holds at least K-A.
When the dealer has anything below the established high cards, you automatically win even money on the first of two possible bets. The rule applies universally, regardless of the cards in your hand, and kind of gives you the upper hand right off the bat.
Betting on Video Poker vs Caribbean Poker
Let’s move on to the betting. In video poker, you place just one bet. In Caribbean Poker, you place an ante bet prior to the deal. If you want to progress in the round and challenge the dealer, you place a second bet, two times the value of the ante. That, of course, increases the risk.
If your hand wins, you are paid 1:1 odds for the ante bet plus the winnings associated with that particular poker hand. If neither you nor the dealer holds a winning hand, the hand with the highest card wins. If both hands are the same, the round is a push.
In video poker, the amount of money you can win at Juicy Stakes mobile casino is decided by two factors:
- the posted odds corresponding to the conventional poker hands and
- the number of coins or chips in play.
When you place the maximum five-coin bet, you automatically qualify for a 4,000 x royal flush jackpot. Anything under that and you would miss out on an exponentially large cash prize.
How the Pay Tables Compare at Stakes Casino
How about the payouts for the respective pokers at Juicy Stakes Casino? Is one game potentially more lucrative than the other?
Well, the fairest comparison is arguably between Jacks or Better and Caribbean Poker. Why Jacks or Better? It is the purest form of video poker – and the closest to original draw poker, in a sense. You will find most of the other variants available at Juicy Stakes mobile casino have wild cards and bonus payouts in the mix.
Here are the respective pay tables of the Jacks of Better video poker featured under the Tangente Tab at Stakes Casino and Betsoft Gaming’s Caribbean Poker:
Jacks or Better | Caribbean Poker | |
Royal Flush | 250 | 200 |
Straight Flus | 50 | 50 |
Four of a Kind | 25 | 20 |
Full House | 9 | 7 |
Flush | 6 | 5 |
Straight | 4 | 4 |
Three of a Kind | 3 | 3 |
Two Pair | 2 | 2 |
Jacks or Better / One Pair | 1 | 1 |
As we have already mentioned, the number of coins in play determines the payouts in Jacks or Better video poker. When you wager the maximum five coins, the pay table looks like this:
Maximum 5-Coin Bet | |
Royal Flush | 4,000 |
Straight Flus | 250 |
Four of a Kind | 125 |
Full House | 45 |
Flush | 30 |
Straight | 20 |
Three of a Kind | 15 |
Two Pair | 10 |
Jacks or Better | 5 |
When you play Caribbean Poker at Juicy Stakes Casino, you can’t enhance the payouts. In other words, the pay table is static. It never changes, regardless of the value of the wagers on the table.
Which is the best online poker to play at our download, instant play and Juicy Stakes mobile casino? Well, in terms of winnings, it is the draw poker that takes top spot on the podium. Draw poker was also the game of choice of notorious gunslingers like Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, Jesse James and Billy the Kid!
Which Form of Online Casino Poker Has the Lowest Edge?
Now to another significant indicator – the advantage to the house. What we can tell you is video poker has one of the lowest edges at the casino. In fact, the full pay version of Jacks or Better has an edge of just 0.46%. As you can see from the pay table above, we feature the full pay 9/6 version of Jacks or Better at Stakes Casino.
Caribbean Poker, on the other hand, has an edge of 5.21%. That of course means the average payback percentage is 94.79%. When you weigh that stat up against the 99.54% RTP of Jacks or Better video poker, it is the video poker that prevails instead.
Which is the best type of poker to play at Juicy Stakes Casino? When you take the winnings and edge into account, it effectively comes down to a draw! That said, both forms of poker are easy to learn and fun to play. Once you have mastered the respective strategies and play the games the best way you can, they can both be equally rewarding.
There is only one way to find the most suitable online poker game for your style of play… and that is to sign up at Juicy Stakes Casino! Login, fund your casino account – and give our video poker variants and Caribbean Poker a go in the real money mode!
