Poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years many variants on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the gamblers 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 boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that point, both you and the bank and of course every one of the other gamblers receive 5 cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you need to in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s amount is on same level to your original wager, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantaneously to the house. After the bet is the face off. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, including a figure in accordance with the initial wager. If the casino does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The dealer pays money equal to your initial bet and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush