Online poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier declares "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers attain 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you need to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your original wager, which means that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantaneously to the bank. After the wager is the face off. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus a figure equal to the original bet. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up cash even with 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
- 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