Internet poker has become world acclaimed lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling blackjack than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier declares "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players acquire 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must in turn make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s amount is equal to your original bet, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your ante goes instantly to the bank. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, including a figure equal to the ante. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up cash even with your bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
