Online poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to blackjack than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the croupier saying "No further bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players acquire 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your original wager, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes directly to the house. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus a sum equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The bank pays out chips equal to your wager and set expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
