Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. Its popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the casino instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up just before the dealer announcing "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course all of the different gamblers are given 5 cards. After you have observed your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you have to either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is on same level to your beginning bet, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Giving Up means that your ante goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager comes the face off. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, including a figure on par with the ante. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The casino pays out cash even with your ante and set expectations on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- four to one 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
- 100-1 for a royal flush