Poker has become world celebrated recently, with televised tournaments and celebrity poker game shows. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back in reality a bit farther than its television ratings. Over the years many variations 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 these particular games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to twenty-one than traditional poker, in that the gamblers bet against the bank instead of the other players. The winning hands, are the traditional poker hands. There is no bluffing or other types of concealment. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to ante up prior to the dealer saying "No more wagers." At that moment, both you and the casino and of course every one of the other gamblers are given 5 cards each. After you have looked at your hand and the dealer’s first card, you need to either make a call bet or bow out. The call bet’s value is akin to your original wager, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Bowing out means that your bet goes immediately to the dealer. After the wager is the face off. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a sum on par with the ante. If the bank does have ace/king or better, you win if your hand defeats the bank’s hand. The house pony’s up chips even with your wager and set odds on your call wager. These odds are:
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