Web poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variants on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to 21 than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the croupier declares "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players acquire five cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you have to in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantly to the dealer. After the wager comes the showdown. If the casino does not have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, including a figure in accordance with the original wager. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The house pays out cash even with your original bet and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush