Internet poker has become world famous recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its television scores. Over the years numerous variations on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer saying "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the house and of course all of the different players receive 5 cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s initial card, you need to either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your wager goes directly to the house. After the bet is the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, with an amount on par with the original wager. If the casino does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The bank pays chips even with your ante and controlled expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for three 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