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Internet poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its television scores. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or other kinds of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the croupier saying "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s first card, you have to in turn make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning bet, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes immediately to the house. After the wager is the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a figure on par with the original bet. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays cash equal to your initial bet and set expectations on your call wager. These odds are:

• Even for a pair or high card
• two to one for two pairs
• three to one for 3 of a kind
• four to one for a straight
• five to one for a flush
• 7-1 for a full house
• twenty to one for a four of a kind
• fifty to one for a straight flush
• 100-1 for a royal flush