Internet poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variants on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank rather than each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you have to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is equal to your original wager, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantly to the casino. After the bet is the conclusion. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, plus a sum on par with the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The house pays chips even with your bet and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for three 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
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush