Online poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years many variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the croupier saying "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players attain five cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you must in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes immediately to the bank. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, plus a figure equal to the ante. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The bank pays out money even with your original bet and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal 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 four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush