Internet poker has become world famous as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years numerous variants on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to blackjack than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the dealer announcing "No more bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the other players receive five cards. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s first card, you need to in turn make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is equal to your beginning wager, meaning that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantly to the house. After the bet is the face off. If the casino does not have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, including a sum equal to the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays cash even with your ante and set expectations 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
- 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
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush