Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years numerous variants on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the dealer saying "No more bets." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the different gamblers attain five cards. After you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to either make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning wager, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes directly to the house. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, plus a figure equal to the ante. If the casino does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The bank pays out cash equal to your wager and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush