Poker has become globally famous recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years numerous variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including some 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 chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the casino rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no concealment or different types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the dealer broadcasting "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the bank and of course all of the other gamblers acquire five cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning bet, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes immediately to the house. After the wager is the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, including a figure in accordance with the ante. If the house does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pony’s up money equal to your initial bet and fixed odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even 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
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
