Poker has become world celebrated lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several types on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier announcing "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers acquire five cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you need to either make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning bet, indicating that the stakes will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your ante goes directly to the casino. After the bet is the conclusion. If the house does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, with a figure on par with the original bet. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pays cash equal to your original bet and fixed expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for three 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