Poker has become globally celebrated recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years several types on the original poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers bet against the house instead of each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or other types of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier broadcasting "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s initial card, you must either make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is on same level to your original ante, indicating that the stakes will have doubled. Surrendering means that your ante goes directly to the house. After the bet comes the face off. If the dealer doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus a sum equal to the initial wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The house pays out money even with your wager and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush