Web poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several types on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in fact 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 old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the croupier saying "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s amount is equal to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your bet goes directly to the casino. After the wager comes the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, with a sum on par with the original wager. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays cash equal to your ante and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even 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
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush