Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised championships and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variants on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these particular games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer rather than each other. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is no conniving or other kinds of bamboozlement. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up just before the dealer declares "No more bets." At that instance, both you and the house and of course all of the other gamblers receive five cards. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s first card, you must either make a call bet or accede. The call wager’s amount is equal to your original wager, meaning that the stakes will have doubled. Abandoning means that your ante goes directly to the casino. After the wager comes the face off. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your bet is given back, with an amount in accordance with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the casino’s hand. The house pays out money equal to your original bet and set odds on your call wager. 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
- five to one for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush
