Internet poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the dealer rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or different kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the croupier saying "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players are given 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the casino’s initial card, you need to either make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is on same level to your beginning wager, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes instantly to the house. After the wager comes the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus an amount on par with the initial bet. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The casino pays out money equal to your ante and fixed odds on your call bet. 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
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush