Poker has become world famous as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games popularity, though, stretches back quite 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 really poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely resembling twenty-one than old guard poker, in that the players wager against the house rather than the other players. The succeeding hands, are the established poker hands. There is little concealment or different types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up before the croupier saying "No further bets." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course every one of the different gamblers are given 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the casino’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or surrender. The call wager’s value is akin to your original wager, meaning that the risks will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your ante goes directly to the dealer. After the bet comes the showdown. If the casino doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your bet is returned, with a figure in accordance with the initial wager. If the house has a hand with ace/king or greater, you win if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The dealer pays chips even with your wager and set odds on your call bet. These odds are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • two to one for two pairs
  • three to one for three of a kind
  • four to one 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