Poker has become world famous recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many variations on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling vingt-et-un than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players acquire 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your original ante, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your ante goes instantaneously to the bank. After the bet is the conclusion. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, plus a figure equal to the original wager. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pays money even with your bet and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 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