Poker has become globally acclaimed lately, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several variations 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 players wager against the dealer instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or other types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course every one of the different players acquire five cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you need to either make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s amount is on same level to your beginning wager, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your wager goes immediately to the house. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the dealer does not have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a figure on par with the initial wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The house pays out chips equal to your bet and fixed expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush