Internet poker has become world famous recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the house instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the croupier declares "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different players receive 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the casino’s first card, you have to either make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s value is akin to your beginning wager, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes instantaneously to the house. After the wager is the face off. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a figure on par with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The house pays out money equal to your initial bet and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three 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 four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush