How to Play Popular Poker Games

Poker is one of the most popular card games in the world. Once only played in casino poker rooms and around poker tables at home with friends, the game of poker has grown in popularity since it’s recent addition to the world of Internet gaming. If you are looking to join the world of poker, online or off, it is important to learn how to play the most popular poker games.

Two of the most popular poker games are Texas Hold’em and Omaha. These popular poker games are loved for their simplicity and fast pace and are played by poker enthusiasts around the globe.

Texas Hold’em is played over four rounds of betting. In the first round players receive 2 private cards that only they can see. In the second round three community cards are placed face-up on the table. Players share these cards. One additional community card is placed face-up on the table in the third round and again in the fourth round. Each time that cards are dealt, players chose to fold (leave the game), bet or raise (place a bet and raise the stakes at the same time). Bets are placed based on the quality of a players 5-card hand, made up of community and private cards. In the end, the player with the best hand wins.

Omaha poker is a very similar game. The difference is that in Omaha players receive four private cards and each player must make up their hand using two private cards and three community cards.

Now that you understand the rules of Texas Hold’em and Omaha poker give them a try and choose your favorite!