Poker is the most played card game in the world. Millions of poker players spend hours on the best online poker sites trying to win tournaments or big stakes at cash games. This is our guide to playing poker to win big!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How To Play Poker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In poker, the players hold cards in order to assort winning combinations, called winning poker hands<\/a><\/em>. Each player has the opportunity to fold, check, bet, call or raise over an opponent's bet. These chips are placed in a pot that is won by one of the active players at each round or split up evenly in case of a tie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poker is the most popular card game ever with over 100 million poker players worldwide<\/strong>. This stat grows even larger if you add land-based poker aficionados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most people know the world's favorite poker variant, Texas Hold'em Poker<\/strong>. However, there are a dozen widely-played poker variations<\/a> and they do vary quite a bit. Most poker variants belong to one of these categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poker Variant Type<\/th> Definition<\/th> Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Community Card Poker<\/strong><\/td> any variant of poker using cards facing up at the center of the table that are shared by all players<\/td> Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha Hold 'Em, Pineapple Poker<\/td><\/tr>
Stud Poker<\/strong><\/td> any non-positional variant of poker in which players receive a mix of face-down and face-up cards over the course of multiple betting rounds<\/td> Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud High Low, Wall Street Stud<\/td><\/tr>
Draw Poker<\/strong><\/td> any poker variation in which players are dealt their full hand but subsequently are allowed to draw replacements for unwanted cards<\/td> Five Card Draw, California Lowball, Gardena Jackpots<\/td><\/tr>
Chinese Poker<\/strong><\/td> an easier poker variant based on poker hand rankings<\/a> and for which luck is allowed to play a greater role<\/td> Chinese Poker, Open-face Chinese Poker Game, Pai Gow Poker<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Common types of poker games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The common thread between all of these different poker games is that they are all based around the same hierarchy of hands: high card, pair, two-pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush, royal flush. Texas Holdem is by far the most played poker variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Poker Variant Type<\/th>	Definition<\/th>	Examples<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Community Card Poker<\/strong><\/td>	any variant of poker using cards facing up at the center of the table that are shared by all players<\/td>	Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha Hold 'Em, Pineapple Poker<\/td><\/tr>
Stud Poker<\/strong><\/td>	any non-positional variant of poker in which players receive a mix of face-down and face-up cards over the course of multiple betting rounds<\/td>	Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud High Low, Wall Street Stud<\/td><\/tr>
Draw Poker<\/strong><\/td>	any poker variation in which players are dealt their full hand but subsequently are allowed to draw replacements for unwanted cards<\/td>	Five Card Draw, California Lowball, Gardena Jackpots<\/td><\/tr>
Chinese Poker<\/strong><\/td>	an easier poker variant based on poker hand rankings<\/a> and for which luck is allowed to play a greater role<\/td>	Chinese Poker, Open-face Chinese Poker Game, Pai Gow Poker<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Common types of poker games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The common thread between all of these different poker games is that they are all based around the same hierarchy of hands: high card, pair, two-pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush, royal flush. Texas Holdem is by far the most played poker variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n $\"poker$