Poker has become world famous recently, with televised events and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years several variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little concealment or other types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer declares "No more bets." At that point, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive 5 cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s 1st card, you must in turn make a call bet or give up. The call bet’s value is on same level to your original bet, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes instantly to the casino. After the wager is the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is returned, plus a figure equal to the initial wager. If the casino does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The bank pays out money equal to your original bet and controlled odds on your call wager. These odds are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 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 4 of a kind
- fifty to one for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush
