There are different kinds of poker games in existence today and although the most famous is Texas Hold’em, it is also nice to get acquainted with the other types especially when playing in online casinos where there are many variants of poker.

Starting with Texas Hold’em, this game is the most played in online gambling and casinos and it can be played from two up to ten players. It is a very popular game because it is easy to learn and fast paced. Each player in this game is dealt with two cards face down called hole cards and five community cards which are dealt face up. The player can combine his hole cards with that of the community cards and make a five card hand and the player with he highest five card hand wins the pot.

Another variant of poker is the Omaha poker which is actually a little bit similar to Texas Hold’em. Omaha also has four betting rounds and can be played from two to ten players. The main difference is that in Omaha, each player receives four hole cards instead of two with five community cards dealt face up. The players must use two out of his four hole cards and use three from the community cards to make their five card poker hand.

Another popular version of poker is the Seven Card Stud poker which can played from two to eight players. In Seven Card Stud, betting must start with a mandatory ante, and once the antes have been posted, each player is dealt with three cards with two cards face down and one card face up called the door card. Four cards are also dealt face up and the players must combine the seven cards to form the best five hand card in order to win.

Five card draw, one of the oldest game of poker, can be played between two to five players. Betting starts with an ante followed by two rounds of betting. Each player in the Five Card Draw is dealt with five cards face down. After the first round of betting the players have a choice of discarding one or all of his five cards and replacing them with new ones. Then the final round of betting begins.