Poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the casino rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is no bluffing or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier announcing "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players attain five cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you need to either make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s amount is equal to your beginning bet, which means that the risks will have doubled. Surrendering means that your wager goes immediately to the casino. After the wager is the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, including a sum equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The bank pays out chips even with your wager and fixed expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal 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
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
