Internet poker has become world famous as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer announcing "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other players receive 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the casino’s first card, you must in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call bet’s value is equal to your original ante, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantaneously to the bank. After the bet is the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, with a figure equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The bank pays out money equal to your wager and fixed expectations on your call bet. 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
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 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
