So, you’ve seen Poker being played on late-night TV, read all the books and now you can’t wait to get started - great! Hopefully the following Poker pages will give you an idea about what Online Poker is all about including how to play all the different variations, some basic terms and all the betting rules. We've also reviewed all the different Poker Rooms - including the fantastic free chips they regularly offer new players, to make it even easier for you to choose where to play. Below are some of the various Poker games you'll soon be more than familiar with as you start out on your Poker career.

Texas hold'em
Texas hold'em is one of the most popular games available in the online casinos. It can be played with as little as two players or up to ten players. The game consists of four betting rounds and is played by each player receiving two private cards face-down and five 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
Omaha hi is also extremely popular and played between two to ten players, made up of four betting rounds. It's played with each player receiving four private cards face-down and five 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 two of their four private cards and any three of the five community cards.

Omaha Hi Lo
This is another version of the game above with the same rules but, each player creates the highest valued and/or lowest valued qualifying hand, using any two of their four private cards and any three of the five community cards.

Seven Card Stud
Seven card stud is played between two and eight players. Betting in Seven Card Stud consists of an initial ante, preceded by five betting rounds. The game is played with each player receiving three face-down cards and four face-up cards. Each player creates the highest valued hand, using any combination of five of their seven total cards.

Five Card Draw
Five card draw poker is played between two and five players. Betting consists of an initial Ante, preceded by two betting rounds. Each player is dealt 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
This poker game is different from others as everybody involved plays against the casino. To win you have to beat the dealer's hand, other player's hands don't make a difference.