Cash Casino Game - Playing Poker

Poker has become very popular on TV. You can find a high stake poker game going on your television set every night.

There is a television poker show called Poker After Dark. Poker after dark is an hour-long night poker television program.

There are Championship poker games on TV. Poker television shows with celebrities.

Friends and neighbors getting together on Saturday night to play poker and have a good time.

What type of poker to play?

Texas holdem is by far the most popular and best game of poker. It can be played with as little as 2 players, up to 10 players. This poker game is well-liked because it's fast paced play and has simple game rules. The game consists of 4 betting rounds. Texas holdem is played with each player receiving 2 private cards face-down and 5 community cards face-up placed in the center of the table, to be shared by all the players. Player with the highest hand at the showdown wins the pot.

Omaha hi is a poker game played between 2 to 10 players. The game consists of 4 betting rounds. Omaha hi is played with each player receiving 4 private cards face-down and 5 community cards face-up placed in the center of the table, to be shared by all the players. Each player creates the highest valued hand, using any 2 of their 4 private cards and any 3 of the 5 community cards.

Seven card stud is another popular version of poker game played between 2 to 8 players. Betting in Seven Card Stud consists of an initial ante, preceded by 5 betting rounds. The game is played with each player receiving 3 face-down cards and 4 face-up cards. Each player creates the highest valued hand, using any combination of 5 of their 7 total cards.

Five card draw poker is played between 2 to 5 players. Betting in 5 card draw poker consists of an initial Ante, preceded by two betting rounds. Each player receives five cards face-down and may discard or draw up to five cards after the first betting round. The player with the highest hand at showdown wins the pot.

Caribbean stud poker game does not involve betting against other players, but in this game everyone plays against the casino or room which acts as a dealer, paying out all winning bets. To win you have to beat the dealer’s hand, other player’s hands don't make a difference.