All about Poker - Types of Popular Poker Games

Texas Hold'em

Each deal has rounds. First each player is dealt two cards face down (called the pocket cards). On the next round three community cards (the flop), that all players can see and use, are placed to the table. On each of the following rounds a new community card is added to the table, one is called the turn (4th face up card) and the last the river (5th face up card). Each player can use his/her pocket cards together with the community cards to form the best possible poker hand from the ranks above.

Five Card Draw

Each player is dealt five cards face down. The player has one chance to throw away any cards, in return for new cards.

Five Card Stud

Each player is dealt only one card face down and one card face up. Players then place their bets. The dealer then gives each remaining player three more cards face up. The players then choose whether to bet or fold.

Seven Card Stud

This game is the best game for beginners to learn the art of poker. Each player is dealt two cards face down and one card face up. The player with the low card opens the betting. Each player in turn either calls, raises, or folds.

Omaha

Omaha is played in the same way as Texas Holdem except that:

each player is dealt four cards face down at the start of the hand, and
to make a winning hand a player must use exactly two cards from his hand and three cards from the table.
Omaha may be played using Pot Limit or Limit betting styles.

Omaha Hi Lo

Omaha Hi Lo is played in the same way as Omaha except that the pot is split between the winning high hand and the winning low hand, if there is one. The low hand must be 8 or lower to qualify. This means that the flop, turn and river (the five cards dealt face up) must have 3 cards 8 or lower for any player to qualify for a low hand. Note that pairs do not qualify so if you have 2 aces in your hand only one can be used toward a lo win.

Players may use any two cards from their hand to make a high hand and any two cards to make a low hand.

Best way to learn poker? Go ahead and play a few hands. VictoriasPoker.com offers free play games to practise with. It is a fun game with lots of player interaction, and a combination of luck and skill.

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