Poker has become world celebrated recently, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years many variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with chemin de fer than long-standing poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little bluffing or other kinds of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the croupier declares "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the casino and of course all of the other gamblers are given five cards. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you must either make a call wager or surrender. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning bet, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Surrendering means that your wager goes instantaneously to the house. After the bet is the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your wager is returned, with an amount equal to the ante. If the dealer does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The dealer pays money even with your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These odds are:

  • Equal for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for two pairs
  • 3-1 for three of a kind
  • four to one for a straight
  • 5-1 for a flush
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush