Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several variants on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to blackjack than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the casino instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or different types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players acquire five cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the bank’s first card, you need to in turn make a call bet or give up. The call bet’s value is akin to your beginning ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your bet goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager 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 ante. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays chips even with your initial bet and controlled expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
