Poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its television scores. Over the years numerous types on the original poker game have been created, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling blackjack than old guard poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little bluffing or different types of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to pay up prior to the dealer declares "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different players are given 5 cards each. Once you have seen your hand and the dealer’s first card, you have to in turn make a call wager or give up. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning ante, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your wager goes instantly to the bank. After the bet comes the showdown. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, plus a figure equal to the initial wager. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The dealer pays cash even with your wager and controlled odds on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for two pairs
- three to one for 3 of a kind
- 4-1 for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- 7-1 for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush