Poker has become globally celebrated as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. Its popularity, though, stretches back quite a bit further than its television ratings. Over the years several variations on the original poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely resembling chemin de fer than old guard poker, in that the gamblers bet against the dealer instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no conniving or different types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the croupier declares "No further wagers." At that instance, both you and the house and of course all of the different gamblers attain 5 cards. Once you have looked at your hand and the casino’s 1st card, you have to in turn make a call wager or bow out. The call wager’s amount is on same level to your original wager, which means that the risks will have increased two fold. Bowing out means that your ante goes instantly to the dealer. After the bet comes the face off. If the house does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a sum equal to the original wager. If the bank has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand beats the dealer’s hand. The dealer pays out chips equal to your ante and fixed expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one 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
  • twenty to one for a four of a kind
  • 50-1 for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush