Poker has become globally famous lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years many variants on the first poker game have been created, 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 resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the house instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier declares "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the different gamblers receive five cards. Once you have seen your hand and the dealer’s first card, you must either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s amount is on same level to your beginning ante, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes directly to the casino. After the wager comes the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, including an amount on par with the ante. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The casino pony’s up chips equal to your original bet and fixed expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- four to one 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
- 100-1 for a royal flush