Learn New Poker Games – Instructions for All Poker Games

Below is a list of all the popular poker games you can play online. We explain all the rules and give examples when appropriate in order to make it easy for you to learn new poker games.

Rush Poker

Full Tilt Poker has come up with the next revolution in online poker with the introduction of Rush Poker. In Rush Poker, players searching for high speed poker gaming will be delighted! Expect to play up to 300 hands per hour. Rush Poker is not a game per say, but new rather a way to play existing poker games like Texas Holdem.

See full instructions on how to play poker : Full Tilt Rush Poker.

5 Card Draw

Five Card draw is a fun poker game that is easy to learn. To sum it up in one sentence, you play your own hand and bet against other players while getting opportunities to exchange some of your cards for new random cards.

See full instructions on how to play 5 card draw.

5 Card Stud

All of the “stud” poker games you may have heard of or even played are derived from 5 card stud poker, which was the original stud game. The problem with 5 card stud is that each player gets dealt a total of 5 cards, where 4 of them will be face up. That means you don’t get to draw more cards, or pick the best 5 out of x cards. You’re stuck with what you get and that usually means that big hands aren’t that common. Also, since 80% of cards are exposed, it’s very easy for everyone to get a sense of how strong or how weak everyone is, thus reducing the importance of strategy. Having said that, this makes it the perfect stud game for anyone who’s fairly new at poker and especially to “stud” poker. If you’re looking for an easy game to play before you move on to something more strategic, 5 card stud is a good game to learn.

See full instructions on how to play 5 card stud.

7 Card Stud

Seven Card Stud is normally played with fixed-limit betting, but it can also be played in pot limit. Some poker rooms offer a no limit version, but that isn’t really a popular way to play 7 Card Stud. There is also a spread limit variant which is interesting.

See full instructions on how to play 7 card stud.

Badugi

Just like in Texas Holdem, you’ll find a dealer button, the small blind, and the big blind. Unlike Texas Holdem, Badugi is a four card lowball game where you must try to have one card of each suit, and no pairs.

See full instructions on how to play Badugi.

HA

HA, also know as “Half N Half” is essentially two games combined. Players will play a full round of Texas Holdem, then a full round of Omaha, and repeat the cycle over and over. It keeps you sharp because the strategies used in both games can differ.

See full instructions on how to play HA.

HAR

The HAR poker game is simply a combination of other popular poker games where you alternate the game you play each time the dealer button goes around the table once. In HAR (or H.A.R.), you start by playing a round of Texas Holdem, then a round of Omaha, then RAZZ. Just learn those three games and you’re all set to play HAR.

H – Texas Holdem
A – how to play Omaha
R – how to play RAZZ

See full instructions on how to play HAR.

HORSE

The HORSE poker game is simply a combination of other popular poker games where you alternate the game you play each time the dealer button goes around the table once. In HORSE (or H.O.R.S.E.), you start by playing a round of Texas Holdem, then a round of Omaha – Eights or Better (Hi/Lo), then RAZZ, then 7 card Stud, followed by 7 Cards Stud – Eights or better (Hi/Lo). See the rules for each game as they are all played separately and there’s no mix or strange combination of any of the games while you’re playing a hand.

H – Texas Holdem
O – Omaha hi lo
R – RAZZ
S – 7 Card Stud
E – 7 Card Stud hi Lo

See full instructions on how to play HORSE.

HOSE

The HOSE poker game is simply a combination of other popular poker games where you alternate the game you play each time the dealer button goes around the table once. In HOSE (or H.O.S.E.), you start by playing a round of Texas Holdem, then a round of Omaha – Eights or Better (Hi/Lo), then 7 card Stud, followed by 7 Cards Stud – Eights or better (Hi/Lo). See the rules for each game as they are all played separately and there’s no mix or strange combination of any of the games while you’re playing a hand.

H – Texas Holdem
O – Omaha hi lo
S – 7 Card Stud
E – 7 Card Stud hi Lo

See full instructions on how to play HOSE.

Omaha

Omaha is practially identical to Texas Holdem except that players are provided with 4 hole cards instead of 2 and they MUST use two fo their hole cards to make their hand. That aspect of the game typically means you’ll see a lot more big hands as compared to Texas Holdem.

See full instructions on how to play Omaha.

RAZZ

RAZZ is all about making the worse possible poker hand using a combination of five cards out of seven available cards. As in all low hand games, pairs count against the player. That is, any hand with no pair defeats any hand with a pair; one pair hands defeat two pair or three of a kind, etc.

See full instructions on how to play RAZZ.

Texas Holdem

Texas Holdem is the world’s most popular poker game. It involves makeing the best five poker hand using 7 cards. You get two hidden cards and all players get 5 community cards to make thier hands. The betting rules will vary depending on the type of Texas Holdem limit game you are playing (no limit holdem, limit holdem, pot limit holdem). You can also watch a video that explains the basic rules of Texas Holdem

See full instructions on how to play Texas Holdem.

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