Internet poker has become world celebrated as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years numerous variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the house instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer announcing "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different gamblers are given 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you must either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes directly to the house. After the bet comes the face off. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, plus an amount on par with the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The house pays cash even with your ante and set expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 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 four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
