Online poker has become globally famous lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several variations on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to 21 than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the dealer rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the croupier declares "No further bets." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the different gamblers attain 5 cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you need to either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is on same level to your beginning wager, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your bet goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, with a sum equal to the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The bank pays out cash equal to your original bet and set odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 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
