Web poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years numerous types on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the dealer rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no concealment or other kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier saying "No further wagers." At that instance, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players are given 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must either make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning wager, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your ante goes immediately to the house. After the bet comes the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus a sum in accordance with the initial bet. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The dealer pony’s up money equal to your wager and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two 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 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
