Online poker has become world acclaimed lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to blackjack than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little conniving or other kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the dealer declares "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players receive five cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s initial card, you need to in turn make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s value is equal to your original bet, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your ante goes directly to the casino. After the bet is the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a sum equal to the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays cash equal to your ante and fixed odds on your call wager. These odds are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one for two pairs
  • 3-1 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 four of a kind
  • 50-1 for a straight flush
  • one hundred to one for a royal flush