Online poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the dealer rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or different types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the dealer announcing "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players acquire 5 cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you have to either make a call bet or give up. The call bet’s amount is on same level to your original ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes instantaneously to the casino. After the bet is the conclusion. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, plus a sum on par with the ante. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The dealer pony’s up cash even with your bet and fixed odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for 3 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
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush