Poker has become globally famous lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to 21 than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the house rather than each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little conniving or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the dealer announcing "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the dealer and of course every one of the other gamblers acquire 5 cards. After you have observed your hand and the casino’s initial card, you must either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is akin to your beginning wager, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes directly to the bank. After the wager is the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, with an amount in accordance with the original wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The house pays out chips even with your ante and controlled 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
- 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
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush