Poker has become globally acclaimed lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years numerous types on the original poker game have been created, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to vingt-et-un than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house rather than each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier declares "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive 5 cards each. After you have observed your hand and the bank’s initial card, you must in turn make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s amount is equal to your beginning wager, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your wager goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the bet comes the face off. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a sum equal to the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you win if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The bank pays cash equal to your bet and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush