Double down stud is another poker based table game. It is a lot like
let it ride but goes directly to four cards and has a slightly more
generous pay table. If played properly the element of risk is between
2% and 3% which is normal for new games.
Rules
1. Players make an initial wager.
2. The dealer gives each player one card face up and deals four community
cards, three up and one down. Each hand is dealt from a freshly shuffled
single deck.
3. Each player has the option to double their bet or not.
4. The dealer turns over the down card.
5. Winning hands pay according to the following payoff table.
| Hand |
Pays |
| Medium pair (6-10) |
Push |
| High pair (Jack - Ace) |
1 to 1 |
| Two Pair |
2 to 1 |
| Three of a kind |
3 to 1 |
| Straight |
5 to 1 |
| Flush |
8 to 1 |
| Full house |
11 to 1 |
| Four of a kind |
50 to 1 |
| Straight flush |
200 to 1 |
| Royal flush |
2000 to 1 |
Strategy
Here are the hands the player should raise on:
Any pat hand of a pair of 6's or greater
4 to a flush, straight flush, or royal flush
4 to any outside straight
Unsuited JQKA (zero house edge)
House Edge
The house edge is 2.67%. The element of risk is 2.13%.
For you purists out there here are the exact numbers:
House edge: 346680/12994800
Element of risk: 346680/16245408.
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