Web poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television scores. Over the years several variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the players wager against the casino rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or different types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the different players attain five cards each. After you have seen your hand and the casino’s first card, you must in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your beginning ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes directly to the house. After the bet is the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, with a sum on par with the original wager. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The house pony’s up money even with your initial bet and set expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush