Poker has become globally acclaimed recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years numerous types on the earliest poker game have been created, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the dealer announcing "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the other gamblers acquire five cards. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you need to in turn make a call wager or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your original ante, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantly to the house. After the bet comes the face off. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, plus a figure equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pays cash equal to your original bet and set odds on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
