Internet poker has become globally acclaimed lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years many variants on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house rather than each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the other gamblers receive 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you must either make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s amount is akin to your original ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantaneously to the house. After the bet is the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, including an amount in accordance with the initial bet. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pays out cash equal to your ante and fixed odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two 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
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush