Internet poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the casino rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different players receive five cards. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call bet’s value is akin to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantly to the dealer. After the bet comes the showdown. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a sum in accordance with the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The dealer pays out chips 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
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one 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