Web poker has become globally famous recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the original poker game have been created, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier announcing "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players attain 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you must either make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s amount is equal to your beginning bet, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantly to the casino. After the bet comes the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus an amount equal to the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The casino pays out money equal to your initial bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 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