Online poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to blackjack than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the dealer rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the dealer saying "No more bets." At that point, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers acquire 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you must either make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantly to the casino. After the bet is the showdown. If the casino does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, with an amount on par with the original bet. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The bank pays out cash equal to your original bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one 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
- 100-1 for a royal flush
