Internet poker has become world famous recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years many variants on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling 21 than long-standing poker, in that the players wager against the dealer instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer saying "No further bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course every one of the other players attain 5 cards. Once you have observed your hand and the casino’s initial card, you have to either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s amount is equal to your original ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager is the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, with an amount on par with the initial bet. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The dealer pays out money even with your bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
