Internet poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years many variations on the first poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the house rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or different types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the dealer declares "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course all of the different players acquire 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you must either make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s amount is on same level to your original bet, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantly to the bank. After the bet is the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, with a figure on par with the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The bank pony’s up chips equal to your wager and controlled odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 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 four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush