Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its television scores. Over the years many types on the first poker game have been developed, including some games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling 21 than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier announcing "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the house and of course all of the different players are given five cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you have to in turn make a call wager or surrender. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your wager goes instantaneously to the casino. After the wager is the showdown. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, plus an amount in accordance with the ante. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The casino pony’s up cash equal to your bet and set odds on your call bet. 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
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush