Poker has become world famous lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the players wager against the dealer instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the established 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 dealer and of course every one of the different players receive five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must either make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning wager, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes instantaneously to the bank. After the wager comes the showdown. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus an amount equal to the initial wager. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The house pays cash equal to your initial bet and controlled odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
