Online poker has become world acclaimed recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous types on the first poker game have been developed, including a few 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 related to blackjack than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the dealer instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the croupier declares "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course every one of the other gamblers receive 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you must in turn make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original ante, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantly to the dealer. After the bet is the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus an amount equal to the original wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The bank pays cash even with your initial bet and fixed odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush