Internet poker has become world famous recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the first poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with 21 than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the house instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the croupier announcing "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players acquire 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you need to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your ante goes immediately to the casino. After the bet is the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, including an amount equal to the original wager. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The bank pony’s up chips even with your original bet and fixed expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two 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
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
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