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One of the most popular card games on the Internet. Because of this, many casinos and poker rooms have developed variations on the game to bring a fresh perspective to poker.
Most varieties of poker require each player to wager against the other players at the table rather than the house and use hands consisting of five to seven cards.
In Badugi Poker, each player receives four cards face down. Badugi Poker uses blinds (a required wager) and betting cycles similar to draw poker games. In every round, players can exchange any of their cards or choose not to do so. Wagers are made against other players around the table and the player with the best hand wins the pot.
How to Play Five Card Draw Poker
Five Card Draw Poker was one of the first poker games. Each player receives five cards and can exchange any of their cards for fresh ones. House rules determine how many maximum cards can be exchanged. Some common rules are that players cannot exchange for than three cards or they can replace four cards provided that the one card they keep is an Ace.
HORSE is not a single game but, rather, a series of five different poker variations usually held in tournament form. The first game in HORSE is Texas Holdem. Following that, Omaha eight or better and Razz are played. Seven Card Stud is the fourth game and Eight or Better Seven Card Stud is the final game.
Omaha Hi is the standard version of Omaha that normally is played with a pot limit. In Omaha Hi, each player receives four cards in contrast to the two players receive in Texas Holdem, Omaha’s closest similar variation. Players are only permitted to use two of their cards in conjunction with three of the community cards available to all players.
Omaha Hi-Lo Poker requires every player to form two hands of five cards. The low hand cannot contain any cards above an eight. The pot for each game is split between the winner of the high hand and low hand. In this game, the player can use any two of their cards to form their high hand and any two to form their low hand.
How to Play Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Poker
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Poker plays similarly to Omaha Hi Lo. Each player forms two five card hands and each hand can win half of the pot. For the Lo hand, the cards are placed in order from highest to lowest and the resulting lowest number is the winning hand. 8 is the highest card allowed and Ace is the lowest. For example, the 8,4,4,3,2 would equal eighty four thousand, four hundred and thirty two.
How to Play Seven Card Stud Poker
Seven Card Stud Poker is a variation on poker where each player receives a total of seven cards to form their hand. As the cards are dealt, three cards are placed face down and four cards are placed face up. A betting round follows the dealing of the first three cards and each of the remaining four cards in the deal.
How to Play Texas Holdem Poker
Texas Holdem Poker is one of the most popular poker varieties and uses two face down cards for each player and five community cards available to every player at the table. Players form their hands using both of their hole cards and any three of the community cards.
In 2-7 Triple Draw, the lowest hand at the table wins. This variation of poker allows draws where players can exchange any number of their cards for new ones. In Triple Draw, there are three separate draws. However, a player may choose not to discard any cards during each of the draws and keep their current hand.
Razz Poker is about as straightforward as poker gets. The object is to have the lowest hand. In this regard, Razz is very similar to the Lo aspect of 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. If you have a straight or flush, it doesn’t count against you. However, pairs are bad.
How to Play 8-Game Poker (NEW)
8 Game Poker is another one of those fancy mixed games. It’s a bunch of different kinds of poker, all rolled into one. 8 types, in fact. Hence the name: 8 Game Poker. It’s really pretty simple: 6 players max, 8 variations of poker, 6 hands of each per round. Click the link above to read all about the newest online poker game craze.
