Web poker has become globally famous lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or different types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer saying "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other gamblers are given five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you need to in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is equal to your original bet, meaning that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes directly to the bank. After the bet is the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus a sum in accordance with the original wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The casino pays chips even with your wager and fixed expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush