Poker has become globally famous recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including some games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer declares "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other players acquire five cards. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you must in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes immediately to the dealer. After the bet comes the face off. If the casino does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus a sum in accordance with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The dealer pays chips equal to your wager and fixed odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush