Web poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the first poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling chemin de fer than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the croupier announcing "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course all of the different players acquire 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you need to in turn make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s value is on same level to your beginning wager, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes immediately to the casino. After the bet is the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, with a figure in accordance with the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays money even with your ante and set odds on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 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