Master How to Play Five-Card Draw Poker
Before Texas Hold’em and Omaha dominated the poker world, Five-Card Draw was the game everyone played. Until the early 1990s, it was the go-to choice for family poker nights: simple, fast, and...
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Starting Hand Requirements for Omaha Hi-Lo Poker
In this lesson, we’ll break down three key categories of Omaha Hi-Lo (O8) starting hands and identify which ones qualify as true powerhouse hands. We’ll also highlight solid Omaha/8 starting hands, along...
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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...
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How to Play Omaha Hi-Lo (Omaha 8-or-Better)
Omaha Hi-Lo, often called Omaha 8-or-Better, O8, or Omaha/8, is a fast-paced and highly strategic split-pot poker variant. While fixed-limit was once the traditional form, the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo (PLO8) format has...
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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...
What’s the Difference Between Texas Hold ‘Em and Omaha Poker?
Texas hold ‘em is one of the greatest card games ever created — but you can only play so many hands before you’re ready to tear your hair out. Fortunately, poker is...
How to Play Short Deck Poker (6+ Hold’em): Rules and Strategies
Ever felt like hold ‘em could stand to be a bit more exciting, but you don’t want to get dragged into the confusion and chaos that is pot-limit Omaha? If so, short...
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...
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...