Poker has become globally acclaimed lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous variants on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the dealer instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the dealer announcing "No more bets." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players are given 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you must either make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning wager, which means that the stakes will have increased two fold. Abandoning means that your wager goes immediately to the house. After the wager is the conclusion. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, including an amount equal to the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The casino pony’s up chips equal to your ante and controlled expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush