Internet poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years numerous variants on the first poker game have been developed, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling 21 than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the house instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no concealment or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers are given 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you need to either make a call wager or accede. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning bet, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantaneously to the casino. After the wager comes the showdown. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with an amount on par with the initial wager. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The dealer pays money equal to your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush