Internet poker has become globally famous recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many variations on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no bluffing or different kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the dealer declares "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the house and of course all of the different gamblers acquire 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is on same level to your original bet, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the bet comes the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus a figure equal to the ante. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays money equal to your ante and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal 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
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
