Online poker has become world famous recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years many variations on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the house rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no conniving or different types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier announcing "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other gamblers are given five cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to in turn make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes instantly to the dealer. After the bet comes the face off. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, including a figure equal to the initial wager. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The house pays chips even with your ante and set expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:

  • Equal 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
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush