Cyberstud Rules & Strategy

Cyberstud poker rules and strategy with tips and advice on how to win a Cyberstud video poker game.

Cyberstud Video Poker Rules.

Cyberstud Poker is a 5 card poker game played with astandard 52 card deck. There are no wild cards and you are playing against the dealer:

Place the Ante.
Player is dealt 5 cards and Dealer is dealt 5 cards with one card face down.
Fold or Raise. Folding forfeits all bets. Raises are double the ante.
Dealer hand must qualify by holding Ace and King.
If Dealer hand does not qualify, Player wins even money on ante and raise will push.
If Dealer qualifies and beats Player, Dealer wins ante and raise
If Dealer qualifies and loses to Player, ante pays even money and the raise is paid according to pay table.
If a tie, both ante and raise is a push

Note: While playing Cyberstud Progressive Poker, a Royal Flush wins the progressive jackpot while making the jackpot bet.

A basic strategy for Cyberstud Poker is:

You should fold if your hand holds less than and Ace-King
You should raise if you hold a pair or higher
You should raise if your hand has an Ace-King and if one of your other cards matches the dealers
You should raise if you hold Ace-King and of the three remaining cards one card is Jack or better, one card is 8 or better and one card is 3 or better. Do not average the value of the cards, the cards must meet the values on their own.