Internet poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years many variants on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer saying "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the different players acquire five cards. After you have observed your hand and the casino’s first card, you must in turn make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s amount is equal to your original bet, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the bet is the showdown. If the house does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus an amount equal to the original bet. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The casino pays cash even with your ante and set odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
