Internet poker has become globally celebrated lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the earliest poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or different kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers are given 5 cards. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s first card, you have to in turn make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s value is akin to your original ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your bet goes directly to the casino. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with an amount on par with the ante. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pony’s up cash even with your ante and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
