Poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years many variants on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with twenty-one than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that instance, both you and the casino and of course all of the different players attain five cards each. After you have seen your hand and the dealer’s first card, you must in turn make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning ante, indicating that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your bet goes instantly to the casino. After the wager comes the showdown. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, including a figure on par with the original wager. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The casino pony’s up chips even with your original bet and controlled expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for 2 pairs
  • 3-1 for three of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • five to one for a flush
  • seven to one 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