Online poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to blackjack than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little conniving or different types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the dealer saying "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the house and of course every one of the different players receive five cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s value 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 wager is the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a figure equal to the initial bet. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The bank pays out chips equal to your ante and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for two pairs
  • 3-1 for 3 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 4 of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • one hundred to one for a royal flush