Poker has become globally acclaimed lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the bank instead of each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or different kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up just before the dealer saying "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course every one of the different players acquire five cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the casino’s first card, you must in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning bet, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Surrendering means that your wager goes directly to the dealer. After the wager comes the face off. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, plus an amount on par with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays cash equal to your ante and fixed expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush