Online poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been created, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the dealer instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer declares "No further wagers." At that instance, both you and the house and of course every one of the other gamblers acquire 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you must either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning ante, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your wager goes directly to the dealer. After the wager is the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with an amount in accordance with the initial bet. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The bank pays cash even with your ante and set expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush