Internet poker has become world celebrated as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variants 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 these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or different types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other players are given 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you must in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, which means that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantaneously to the casino. After the bet comes the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, with a figure equal to the ante. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The bank pony’s up cash equal to your ante and controlled odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush