Web poker has become world celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its television ratings. 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. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course all of the other players are given five cards each. After 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 equal to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantly to the house. After the bet is the showdown. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, including a figure in accordance with the initial bet. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The bank pays out chips even with your bet and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 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 four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
