Internet poker has become world acclaimed lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years many variations on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little conniving or different types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the croupier declares "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers receive five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you have to either make a call wager or surrender. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, meaning that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes immediately to the bank. After the bet is the face off. If the casino does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus a sum equal to the initial bet. If the house does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays out chips even with your original bet and controlled odds on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush