Web poker has become world celebrated lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the bank rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course every one of the different players attain five cards each. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to in turn make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s value is equal to your beginning ante, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes instantly to the dealer. After the bet is the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, including a sum on par with the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The bank pays out money equal to your initial bet and fixed odds on your call bet. These expectations are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one for 2 pairs
  • 3-1 for 3 of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • 5-1 for a flush
  • seven to one for a full house
  • 20-1 for a four of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush