Internet poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years many variants on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the bank rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no bluffing or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier saying "No further wagers." At that instance, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards. After you have looked at your hand and the casino’s initial card, you need to either make a call wager or surrender. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantaneously to the bank. After the bet is the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, with an amount on par with the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pony’s up money equal to your initial bet and set expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush