Poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years many types on the first poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling vingt-et-un than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer broadcasting "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other players attain 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is equal to your original wager, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your wager goes directly to the bank. After the wager comes the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, with an amount on par with the ante. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pays out chips even with your wager and set odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one 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
