Internet poker has become globally famous lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years many variations on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to vingt-et-un than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the dealer instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier saying "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers acquire 5 cards. After you have observed your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must either make a call wager or surrender. The call wager’s amount is on same level to your original ante, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantaneously to the house. After the wager is the showdown. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, with a sum in accordance with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The bank pays out 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
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush