Internet poker has become world celebrated recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several variations on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or different kinds of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the dealer saying "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other gamblers are given 5 cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to either make a call wager or bow out. The call bet’s amount is on same level to your beginning bet, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your bet goes directly to the dealer. After the bet comes the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, including a figure in accordance with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips equal to your bet 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
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush