Web poker has become world celebrated lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been developed, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling vingt-et-un than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no concealment or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the different players receive 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your original bet, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your ante goes immediately to the casino. After the wager is the showdown. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, including a sum equal to the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The bank pays out chips even with your bet and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one 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