Poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years many variations on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with chemin de fer than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the croupier saying "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different gamblers receive five cards. After you have observed your hand and the casino’s first card, you have to either make a call wager or accede. The call bet’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Surrendering means that your bet goes immediately to the dealer. After the bet is the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a figure in accordance with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The house pays cash even with your bet and controlled odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush