Internet poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many variants on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the croupier broadcasting "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different players are given 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s amount is equal to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes instantaneously to the bank. After the bet comes the showdown. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a figure equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays cash equal to your original bet and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
