Poker has become world celebrated lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been developed, including some games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the bank instead of 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 expected to ante up before the dealer declares "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course all of the other gamblers are given 5 cards each. After you have observed your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to in turn make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s value is equal to your original bet, which means that the risks will have doubled. Surrendering means that your ante goes directly to the bank. After the bet is the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus an amount in accordance with the initial wager. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The house pony’s up money even with your ante and controlled odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three 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
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush