Web poker has become world famous lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several types on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to vingt-et-un than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the dealer saying "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the house and of course every one of the different gamblers are given five cards. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you must either make a call wager or bow out. The call bet’s value is equal to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes instantaneously to the house. After the bet is the conclusion. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, including a sum equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The house pony’s up chips equal to your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two 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