Online poker has become world famous lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the house instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier saying "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players receive 5 cards. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is equal to your beginning bet, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your ante goes instantly to the casino. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, with an amount on par with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips equal to your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush