Internet poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the dealer rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or other kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the dealer broadcasting "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course every one of the other gamblers receive 5 cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must either make a call wager or accede. The call wager’s amount is equal to your beginning bet, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantaneously to the bank. After the bet comes the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with an amount in accordance with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The bank pays money even with your initial bet and set expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one 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
