Web poker has become world celebrated lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the house instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier saying "No further bets." At that point, both you and the bank and of course every one of the other players attain 5 cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is equal to your original bet, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your ante goes instantly to the casino. After the wager is the conclusion. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, plus an amount in accordance with the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays chips even with your bet and fixed expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 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
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush