How to Play Five-Card Draw
Before Texas Hold’em, Omaha, and today’s high-stakes poker variants took over, the original classic—Five Card Draw—reigned supreme. As recently as the early 1990s, it was the go-to poker game parents used to...
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How to Play Badugi
In poker there are three main game variations; Flop games (i.e. Texas hold'em and Omaha) Stud games (i.e. Seven-card stud, Razz) Draw games (i.e. Five card draw, 2-to-7 Triple Draw) Badugi is...
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How to Play Omaha/8 (High-Low)
Omaha Hi-Lo, often called Omaha/8, is a fast-paced and highly strategic poker variant. While fixed-limit remains the traditional format, the pot-limit version (PLO/8) has surged in popularity, particularly across online poker rooms....
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Other Poker Variations (Hybrid Games)
There are many entertaining, wild and unique variations of poker that can be played, beyond whatexist and continue to flourish. It's highly unlikely these hybrid games will be found in a casino...
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Starting Hands in Omaha/8
In this lesson we're going to take a look at three groups of Omaha/8 starting hands and assess what represent real powerhouse starting hands. We'll also examine some good Omaha/8 starting hands...
How to Play Razz
Razz is a simple game and the objective is to make the best possible low hand. The format of this game is the same as seven-card stud high but in razz only...
How to Play Stud/8 (Seven Card Stud High-Low)
Stud high-low split pot is a form of seven-card stud. It is often referred to as stud high-low, stud eight or better, or stud/8. The key difference between this game and straight...
How to Play Omaha
Omaha is a board game similar to hold’em in so far as there is a flop, a turn card, and a river card. Learning how to play Omaha is simple if you're...
How to Play Five Card Stud
There was a time when five-card stud reigned supreme and was considered the game, but over the years it has fallen out of favour along with five-card draw for more intricate and...
How to Play Seven Card Stud
Seven card stud (also referred to as 7 card stud) is similar to Texas hold’em in so far as you use your best five cards out of a total of seven to...
How to Play 2-to-7 Triple Draw Poker
In this lesson we will examine the basics of 2-to-7 Triple Draw, which is a form of lowball and is sometimes referred to as “Kansas City Lowball”. In this game players have...
Limit Hold’em vs. No-Limit Hold’em
Many poker players now start out by playing no-limit hold'em and this lesson is intended for those looking to make the transition to fixed-limit hold'em. We'll focus on differences between the two...
Limit Hold’em – Pre-Flop Play
Playing before the flop is your first opportunity to voluntarily put money in the pot. Don’t just toss in the first single bet to be a part of the action. Make good...
Limit Hold’em – The Flop
Before the flop the only information available to you is position, the value of your hand and any knowledge you might have acquired regarding the playing tendencies of your opponents. The flop...