Online poker has become world famous as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been created, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course every one of the other gamblers receive 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s first card, you need to either make a call wager or give up. The call bet’s amount is on same level to your original ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your bet goes immediately to the casino. After the bet comes the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, plus a figure in accordance with the initial bet. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up cash even with your original bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 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 four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
