Poker has become globally famous as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit farther than its TV scores. Over the years many variants on the first poker game have been developed, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the bank instead of the other players. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier broadcasting "No further wagers." At that point, both you and the bank and of course every one of the different players receive 5 cards each. Once you have looked at your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you need to in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s value is equal to your beginning bet, indicating that the risks will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes instantly to the house. After the bet is the showdown. If the house doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is given back, with a figure equal to the original wager. If the dealer has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand defeats the dealer’s hand. The house pony’s up money equal to your wager and set expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:
- Even for a pair or high card
- 2-1 for two pairs
- 3-1 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 4 of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- 100-1 for a royal flush