Web poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television scores. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of 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 more closely related to twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer declares "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different players receive 5 cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you have to either make a call wager or surrender. The call wager’s value is akin to your original ante, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes instantaneously to the casino. After the bet comes the face off. If the casino does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, including a figure equal to the original bet. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips even with your ante and fixed odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
