Internet poker has become world famous lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the casino rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little conniving or different types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the dealer declares "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the bank and of course every one of the other players receive 5 cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is equal to your beginning wager, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes directly to the house. After the wager comes the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus an amount on par with the original wager. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The bank pays out cash even with your wager and controlled expectations 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
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush