Internet poker has become globally famous lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its television scores. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the croupier announcing "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different gamblers are given 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s first card, you have to in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning ante, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your ante goes directly to the house. After the bet is the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a sum in accordance with the original bet. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays cash even with your initial bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one 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