Internet poker has become world acclaimed recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of 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 more closely related to blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the croupier broadcasting "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers receive five cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is on same level to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your ante goes instantaneously to the house. After the wager is the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, including an amount equal to the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips even with your ante and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush