Poker has become globally famous recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, arcs back in fact a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variants on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank rather than each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up prior to the croupier declares "No further bets." At that point, both you and the bank and of course all of the different players are given five cards each. After you have observed your hand and the dealer’s first card, you must either make a call bet or accede. The call bet’s value is akin to your beginning bet, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes directly to the casino. After the wager comes the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus a sum equal to the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the casino’s hand. The dealer pays out chips equal to your bet and set odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even 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 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush