Internet poker has become world famous recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or other kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer announcing "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players acquire five cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the bank’s first card, you need to in turn make a call bet or give up. The call bet’s amount is akin to your original wager, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your bet goes directly to the dealer. After the bet is the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a sum on par with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The bank pays out money even with your ante and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- three to one for 3 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
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush