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Texas Hold'em Poker Hand Rankings

The worst possible hand in Texas Hold'em is an off suit 2, 3 in the hole with no pairs or matching suits on the table. This would mean that your highest card would be in the community cards, and everyone would have a chance to play off it. This means that you're not likely going to win with hands like this.

Seven Card Stud Poker Hand Rankings

Many people first learn to play poker in a casino setting by learning either this game or a draw game. However, if someone already knows how to play poker and create a hand, this game will be easy to pick up and win at.

Omaha Poker Hand Rankings

Omaha Hold'em is becoming more and more popular amongst poker players because of its ease of play and likeness to Texas Hold'em. The main difference is that it can be played as a high hand wins game, or as a Hi/Lo game. In Hi/Lo, it can be slightly confusing because most people aren't used to making the worst possible hand as well as the best possible hand. In a Hi/Lo game, there is usually a cut-off that defines the differences between high hands and low hands (generally eight).

Five Card Draw Poker Hand Rankings

As with all the different types of poker games, there are ten basic hands that play into whether you will win or lose that hand. However, with Five Card Draw, it is much easier to create great hands because you have more options available to you, and up to ten cards to play from. So, once you've decided to stay in the betting rounds, you will need to know what hands you can make from your cards to win the pot.

Online Poker vs. Offline Poker

With the increase in popularity of online poker, many players who have only played online or offline but not the other are beginning to wonder which is a better format for playing. While this question is more of personal taste, there is some objectiveness that can be shed on the issue, and players should inform themselves on the facts before making a decision.

Basic Poker Strategies

Half the fun of playing poker is winning. However, in order for most people to win, they have to understand more about how to play than they already know from reading the descriptions of the games and watching a few hands. In every hand, the majority of play is mental wit and intimidation. Here are some quick tips for the beginning poker player who is looking for a little bit of a strategic advantage.

Caribbean Stud Poker Rules

Caribbean Stud is a game of poker that many people may have never have heard of before. Unlike most other poker games, this is a game that is played against the house instead of other players. This game is played in much the same was as Five-Card Stud, and after you ante and are dealt your cards, you are allowed to see the house's first card.

Five Card Draw Poker Rules

Five-Card Draw is one of the most popular and fun poker games to play. However, this fun game is not commonly seen outside of friendly games that are played at home or online. Because of the simplicity of the game play, there are many people who learn the basics of poker with this game and consider it to be the best beginner's game around.

Seven Card Stud Poker Rules

Seven-Card Stud is one of the most popular poker games, and until recently, it was the most commonly played games between friends and even in casinos in the Eastern half of the United States. However, with the rising popularity of Texas Hold'em, in recent years Seven-Card Stud has become an alien game to many poker players. Fortunately, the Internet is helping to reverse this trend.

Omaha Poker Rules

Although Omaha Hold'em (Omaha Poker) isn't as popular as Texas Hold'em, it is just as fun and exciting to play. There are some major differences between the two, but for the most part the same rules apply.

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