Poker has become globally famous recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years many variants on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling vingt-et-un than long-standing poker, in that the players bet against the casino instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no bluffing or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other gamblers acquire five cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you have to either make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is akin to your original ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes immediately to the casino. After the wager is the showdown. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, including a sum equal to the initial bet. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays out cash even with your bet and set expectations on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one 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
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush