Poker has become world famous lately, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been developed, including some games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with 21 than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no concealment or other kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the croupier announcing "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the other players attain 5 cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your original wager, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your wager goes directly to the bank. After the wager is the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, with a figure on par with the original wager. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The casino pays out cash equal to your wager and fixed odds on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for three of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush