Internet poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variations on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or other kinds of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the croupier announcing "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive 5 cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you must in turn make a call wager or accede. The call wager’s value is equal to your original bet, meaning that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your bet goes instantaneously to the casino. After the wager is the face off. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, including a sum on par with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The bank pays out chips equal to your wager and controlled expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one 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