Web poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variations on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the croupier saying "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the house and of course every one of the other gamblers attain five cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must in turn make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s value is equal to your original ante, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your ante goes immediately to the casino. After the wager comes the face off. If the casino does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, with a sum in accordance with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The dealer pays money even with your bet and fixed expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush