Poker has become world acclaimed lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back in fact a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous types on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling 21 than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer rather than each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or different types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up just before the croupier broadcasting "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the bank and of course all of the other players are given 5 cards. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s initial card, you need to in turn make a call wager or surrender. The call bet’s value is equal to your original wager, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes instantaneously to the dealer. After the wager is the face off. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, plus a sum 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 bank’s hand. The house pays cash even with your wager and fixed odds on your call bet. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for 2 pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush