Internet poker has become world acclaimed lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little concealment or other kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the dealer saying "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the other players are given five cards. After you have observed your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s amount is akin to your original ante, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantly to the house. After the wager is the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, with an amount in accordance with the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips even with your bet and fixed odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one 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
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush