Poker Games
Poker Games Introduction
Up until now we have been focusing on isolated poker hands which are just small pieces in the much bigger puzzles of the poker games. There are many hands to play in a poker game and there are several different poker games to consider. You can play tournaments or cash games and you can play online or live, all of which requires a different approach to the poker game at large. In this part of the school we will give you a basic idea of tournaments, cash games and the difference between online and live play. The different poker games or game structures you will learn about here are universal and apply to all poker variants such as Texas Hold'em, 7 Card Stud and Omaha. What we are outlining for you here is in other words a basic map over the poker rooms in which all the poker games take place. Hopefully it will help you find your way to the Texas Hold'em game that suits you best, whether that is the Limit Cash Game, the No Limit Cash Game or the Sit N Go Tournament.
Poker Trivia
Poker Games
Although we refer to them as poker variants rather than poker games, the poker variants are commonly referred to as poker games and there are great many of them to choose from. Below you will find the most popular poker games listed.
5 Card Draw: This poker game rose out of nowhere and quickly became the most popular of all poker games during the american civil war. A position that it held for nearly a century. Each player is dealt five cards face down and then the drawing ensues. The dealer decides the rules for drawing. For example, "two draws of two" means that each player will be given two opportunities to discard up to two cards and draw new ones from the deck as replacements. Typically, each draw is preceeded and ensued by a betting round. With one opportunity to draw there would be two betting rounds. With two opportunities to draw there would be three betting rounds. Wild cards may be employed but in straight draw poker there are no wild cards. 5 Card Draw is normally played with the betting structure Fixed Limit.
7 Card Stud: This poker game took over the throne of the poker games shortly before WWII and reigned supreme for about 40 years with the help of the growing casino industry in Las Vegas. Each player is dealt two face down cards and one face up card. The player with the highest face up card opens the first betting round. After the first betting round a new face up card is dealt to each player and a second betting round ensues. This process continues with the dealing of a third, fourth and fifth face up card to each remaining player and a third, fourth and fifth betting round. The player with the best visible hand opens each betting round. In the end each remaining player has seven cards to form his best five card hand from. 7 Card Stud is normally played with the betting structure Fixed Limit.
7 Card Stud Hi/Lo: In this 7 Card Stud variant the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand will share the pot. Normally, but not always, a hand must not have any cards above the rank 8 to qualify for the low pot. If no hand qualifies for the low pot it means that the player with the highest hand wins the entire pot. Each player can form both the highest and the lowest hand from all possible five card combinations provided by the five face up card and the two face down cards. Additionally, straights and flushes do not count for the low hand. This means that a player can have both the highest and the lowest hand at the same time and occasionally even with the same five card combination.
Texas Hold'em: The cadillac of poker needs no further presentation.
Omaha: This poker game has grown relatively popular of late and among the poker games it is the variant which is most similar to Texas Hold'em. The difference is that each player is dealt four pocket cards instead of two and that the hand must be formed from exactly two pocket cards and three community cards. Omaha is normally played with either Pot Limit or Fixed Limit as betting structure.
Omaha Hi/Lo: In this Omaha variant the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand will share the pot. Normally, but not always, a hand must not have any cards above the rank 8 to qualify for the low pot. If no hand qualifies for the low pot it means that the player with the highest hand wins the entire pot. Each player can form both the highest and the lowest hand from all possible combinations of two pocket cards and three community cards. Additionally, straights and flushes do not count for the low hand. This means that a player can have both the highest and the lowest hand at the same time and in occasionally even with the same five card combination. |
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