Web poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the players wager against the dealer instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers receive 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you must either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is on same level to your beginning ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your wager goes instantly to the casino. After the wager is the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, with a sum equal to the initial wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up cash even with your bet and controlled odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush