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Poker has become globally famous lately, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, stretches back in fact a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years several variations on the earliest poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not quite poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of these games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely affiliated with blackjack than old guard poker, in that the players bet against the house rather than each other. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is little conniving or different kinds of boondoggle. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up before the dealer broadcasting "No further wagers." At that moment, both you and the house and of course all of the other players receive 5 cards each. Once you have observed your hand and the bank’s 1st card, you have to either make a call bet or give up. The call wager’s value is on same level to your beginning bet, meaning that the risks will have doubled. Giving Up means that your ante goes instantaneously to the house. After the wager comes the showdown. If the bank does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, including an amount equal to the original wager. If the dealer does have ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand beats the bank’s hand. The bank pays out chips equal to your initial bet and fixed expectations on your call wager. These expectations are:

• Even for a pair or high card
• 2-1 for 2 pairs
• 3-1 for three of a kind
• four to one for a straight
• five to one for a flush
• 7-1 for a full house
• twenty to one for a 4 of a kind
• 50-1 for a straight flush
• one hundred to one for a royal flush