Poker has become world famous recently, with televised championships and celebrity poker game shows. Its universal appeal, though, arcs back in fact a bit further than its TV scores. Over the years many variants on the earliest poker game have been created, including a few games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely affiliated with blackjack than traditional poker, in that the gamblers wager against the bank instead of each other. The succeeding hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of boondoggle. 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 house and of course all of the different players receive 5 cards. After you have observed your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you need to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s value is akin to your beginning ante, which means that the risks will have doubled. Abandoning means that your bet goes instantly to the bank. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the bank does not have ace/king or better, your wager is given back, plus a figure equal to the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the dealer’s hand. The bank pony’s up money equal to your ante and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one for two 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
  • 20-1 for a 4 of a kind
  • 50-1 for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush