Online poker has become globally famous lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its television scores. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the house instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little conniving or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other gamblers receive five cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you must either make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning wager, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes directly to the bank. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, including an amount in accordance with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The house pays cash even with your wager and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- three to one 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
- 100-1 for a royal flush
