Internet poker has become world famous lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been developed, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to vingt-et-un than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the house instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the dealer saying "No more bets." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards. After you have looked at your hand and the casino’s initial card, you have to either make a call wager or accede. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning wager, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your wager goes immediately to the bank. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, plus an amount equal to the initial wager. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The house pays money equal to your ante and set expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush