Online poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants 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. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or different kinds of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the dealer broadcasting "No further bets." At that point, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different gamblers attain 5 cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s value is equal to your original bet, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes immediately to the house. After the bet is the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus a sum in accordance with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The house pony’s up cash even with your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- four to one 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
