Internet poker has become globally acclaimed lately, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with chemin de fer than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the house rather than each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the dealer saying "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different gamblers attain 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you have to either make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s value is equal to your original ante, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your ante goes immediately to the bank. After the bet comes the showdown. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a figure in accordance with the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The dealer pony’s up money even with your bet and controlled expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one 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
- one hundred to one for a royal flush