Poker has become world acclaimed recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous types on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the players wager against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up before the croupier announcing "No further bets." At that point, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different gamblers receive 5 cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you have to either make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantly to the dealer. After the wager comes the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus a figure equal to the original wager. If the casino does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays cash equal to your wager and set expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 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
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
