Web poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years many variants on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier saying "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different players acquire five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s first card, you must in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is akin to your original ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes directly to the bank. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, with a sum equal to the ante. If the house does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up chips even with your bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush