Online poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the casino rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little conniving or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier declares "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players receive 5 cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s initial card, you need to either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s amount is equal to your original wager, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your ante goes directly to the dealer. After the bet is the conclusion. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, with a figure in accordance with the original wager. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The bank pays chips even with your wager and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
