Poker has fast become one of the most played table games of all times. A major chunk of credit for poker climbing the popularity charts goes to the numerous gaming junctions and casino houses.
Gambling and winning gives the thrill and adrenaline rush that urges players to play more and more. The games in these casinos are based on standard rules and basics stand the same in all variations in all casinos.
There are numerous ways to play a poker game with a standard deck of 52 cards. The cards rank from ace followed by king, queen, jack, 10 and so on and henceforth. Here is a list of the most played games of poker and their variations.
- The most common of the community card poker is texas No Limit hold’ em poker which has 5 shared/ common cards along with 2 individual cards and the hand with best combination wins. The poker tables can either have a set limit, pot limit or no limit.
- Omaha hold’ em is a variation of texas hold’ em with the only difference being the number of individual cards, 4 as against of 2 in Texas.
- Low ball is slightly different variation in which the rank is inverted i.e. The person with the lowest hand is the winner, a very interesting game that still lures players from all over to play big time.
- Razz is a variation with combination of stud and low ball. It is usually played in tournaments with professional players numbering anywhere in between 6 – 10.
