How to play TCP StudSM
TCP StudSM is an exciting stud poker game. You may bet against the house hand, bet on paytable outcomes, or bet both. Bonus payouts may be had for certain hands when wagering against the house hand. TCP Stud also features the optional 6 Card Bonus and progressive side bets.
3 card bonus
The 3 Card Bonus side bet lets you bet against your own hand. If your hand contains a pair or better, you win!
| 3 Card Bonus | Pays (to 1) |
| Straight Flush | 35 |
| Three of a Kind | 33 |
| Straight | 6 |
| Flush | 4 |
| Pair | 1 |
Ante
Ante lets you play against the house’s hand. It’s just your cards against the house’s hand. If you make an ante bet and like your hand, you must place an equal wager on the raise spot. It’s your hand against the house’s poker hand, and the best hand wins!
To play all three
It’s you and your cards for a pair or better, and it’s you against the house hand for the best poker hand. Bet the 6 Card Bonus for an even larger payout. You must also make the raise wager or you will forfeit the ante wager.
House qualifying
The house’s hand must contain a Queen or above. If the house doesn’t qualify, your raise wager is a push, and your ante wager is paid even money.
Automatic bonus
If you make the ante and raise wagers, you may win a bonus payout even if the house hand doesn’t qualify, and even if the house’s hand beats your hand.
| Automatic Bonus | Pays (to 1) |
| Straight Flush | 5 |
| Three of a Kind | 4 |
| Straight | 1 |
6 card bonus
Combine your hand with the dealer’s hand to make your best five-card poker hand. See paytable for odds.
| 6 Card Bonus | Pays (to 1) |
| Royal Flush | 200 |
| Straight Flush | 100 |
| Four of a Kind |
75 |
| Full House | 25 |
| Flush | 20 |
| Straight | 10 |
| Three of a Kind | 5 |
Colour Me Bonus
If your three cards are the same colour you win. If the house three cards are the same colour as your cards, you win even more. See paytable for odds.
| Colour Me Bonus | Pays (to 1) |
| Player and Dealer’s hand all same colour | 4 |
| Player’s hand same colour | 3 |
Progressive payouts
The progressive bet qualifies you for payouts from the incrementing jackpot. See paytable for odds.
| Progressive | Pays | Envy |
| Royal Flush Spades | 100% Major | £500 |
| Royal Flush Other | 100% Minor | £100 |
| Straight Flush | £250 | |
| Four of a Kind | £100 | |
| Full House | £20 | |
| Flush | £10 | |
| Straight | £5 |
Envy bonus
Top pays trigger an envy bonus. See paytable for payouts.
You can win multiple envy bonuses in a round, but you cannot win an envy bonus for your own hand or the house’s hand.
House Edge
Ante and Play: 2.01%
3 Card Bonus: 2.70%
6 Card Bonus: 9.98%
Colour Me Bonus: 3.62%
Progressive: 19.36%