Archive for the ‘Types of Poker’ Category

5-card draw

The oldest variant of Poker 5-card draw is the oldest variant of Poker and is mostly played in home games. It is not often played in casinos and tournaments thus it has lost popularity within the Poker-world. 5-card draw differs alot from the most common types of Poker like Texas Hold’em or Omaha.It can be [...]

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H.O.R.S.E

The ultimate Poker challenge H.O.R.S.E is no game for beginners. Not even the best professionals would consider themself masters of this game. The term H.O.R.S.E stands for the most common types of Poker. It consists of rounds of play cycling among: Texas Hold’em Omaha Hold’em Razz Seven card stud Eight-or-better High-Low stud Thus in order [...]

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Eight-or-better high-low stud

The best and the worst hands win Eight-or-better high low stud also known as “seven eight” or “stud eight” is the most common form of high-low split stud. It is played as 7 card stud, however the pot is split between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand. In [...]

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Chinese Poker

The Asian variant of Poker Chinese Poker is another kind of poker which used to be commonly played within Chinese immigrant communities throughout the USA. Over the past few years, however it has gained popularity elsewhere, because it contains many special features of an quite interesting gambling game. The only thing Chinese Poker and the [...]

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7 card stud

The game of good guys and bad guys alike That’s what 7 card stud used to be considered in the old days. 7 card  stud belongs to the most popular types of poker. It used to be the most popular type of poker until the rise of  Texas Hold’em. 7 card stud is a variant [...]

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Razz

The worst hand wins Most people might know Razz from Barcadi Razz but well Razz is actually a quite common type of poker. It might not be as famous as Texas Hold’em or Omaha and 7 card stud but Razz is also played in the World Series of Poker (WSoP). Razz itself is a form [...]

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Omaha Hold’em

More challenging than Texas Hold’em Most people only know Texas Hold’em and believe that this is the only Poker game existing. However they are mistaken. There are many different kinds of poker and today I will introduce you to Omaha Hold’em, in my opinion the most fun kind. Omaha is a community card poker similiar [...]

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