Bonus Six Stud Poker
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About
Like many of the games in Riverboat Gambler, I was not familiar with Bonus Six Stud Poker until a Player, Eric, suggested it be added to the app. As a Mississippi Stud player, I love this game and am looking forward to finding it in a casino!
In this game, the Player is playing against a Pay Table and is trying to make a qualifying hand of 6s or Better. To do this, the Player uses a shared Community Card and four cards that will be dealt to him. The twist in this game is that by placing a "5th Card Option" wager equal to one-half of his initial Ante, the Player reserves the right to purchase a 5th card if he cannot make a winning hand from the first four cards!
Payout amounts for qualifying hands are shown in the Payout Table that is available in these instructions and by pressing on the game logo on the board.
How To Play
Starting the Game
In this game, the Player is playing against a Pay Table and is trying to make a qualifying hand of 6s or Better. To do this, the Player uses a shared Community Card and four cards that will be dealt to him.
The twist in this game is that by placing a "5th Card Option" wager equal to one-half of his initial Ante, the Player reserves the right to increase his edge by purchasing a 5th card to allow him to create a 5-Card hand from six cards!
Bonus Six Stud Poker requires that the Player place an Ante wager between $5 and $500 and an optional "5th Card Option" wager (described later) that is equal to one-half of the Ante amount.
Once the initial Ante has been placed, the Player can press the Deal button. For the initial Ante, the Player will be dealt two cards and Dealer will also deal a single Community Card that all Players will share as they attempt to build a qualifying 5-Card poker hand.
Like most "casino carnival games", Bonus Six uses a structured approach to wagering. After the Player has evaluated his initial two cards and the Community Card, he must make a decision to Fold the hand and forfeit all wagers that were made or to place an additional wager on 1st Street and receive a third card. The 1st Street wager will be the same amount as the initial Ante.
Tapping on a spot on the gameboard will increase the wagered amount by the default amounts ($5, $10, $25, $50, $100) that are defined in Preferences. Wager spots can be cleared by pressing them and holding for a brief moment.
After the Player's third card has been dealt, the same decision as before must be made: either Fold and forfeit all wagers or place a 2nd Street wager that is equal to the intial Ante wager and receive a fourth card.
If the Player did not purchase the 5th Card Option Insurance at the outset of the hand, placing the 2nd Street wager will end the round and, if the Player makes a qualifying hand per the Pay Table, he will be paid accordingly.
5th Card Option - Where Things Get Interesting!
As stated earlier, prior to the Deal, the Player has the option to purchase 5th Card Option Insurance for one-half the amount of the Ante wager that was placed. Should the Player purchase this insurance policy, he will have to option to purchase a 5th card from which to make a qualifying hand.
After the Player has placed a 2nd Street wager and received his fourth card, the "Buy 1 Card" option will become enabled if 5th Card Option Insurance was purchased and the Player does not already have a winning hand. Should the Player desire a 5th card, tapping this spot will place a wager equal to the initial Ante and the Player will receive a 5th Card from which to build a qualifying hand.
Quick Replay
After the hand has ended, if the Player presses the Deal button, the same Ante and 5th Card Option wagers will be placed and new cards will be dealt.
If the Player does not want to repeat the last set of wagers, play will resume after new wagers have been made and the Deal button has been pressed.
Pay Table
5 Card Poker Hand | ||
(Pays Ante, 1st, and 2nd Wagers) | ||
| Royal Flush | 1000 to 1 | |
| Straight Flush | 100 to 1 | |
| Four of a Kind | 50 to 1 | |
| Full House | 20 to 1 | |
| Flush | 6 to 1 | |
| Straight | 4 to 1 | |
| Three of a Kind | 3 to 1 | |
| Two Pairs | 2 to 1 | |
| Pair of 6s to Aces | 1 to 1 | |
| Other Hands | Lose | |
House Retains "5th Card Option" & "Buy 1" Wagers | ||
| Maximum Payout: $50,000 | ||