Internet poker has become world acclaimed recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many types on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to 21 than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the croupier declares "No more bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the other players receive 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is akin to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes directly to the dealer. After the wager comes the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with an amount equal to the original bet. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The bank pony’s up money even with your ante and controlled odds on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush