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The strong point in poker is never to lose your temper, either with those you are playing with or, more particularly, with the cards. There is no sympathy in poker. Always keep cool. If you lose your head you will lose all your chips. ~ William J Florence

Poker is perhaps one of the most popular types of card games and involves more skill than people think. The popularity of this game can be gauged considering the fact that there exists a world series of poker and the world poker tour. The original game of poker involves players betting on the card combinations in their possession – often called the hand. The bets of all the players are collected in a central pot, and the one who holds the hand with the highest value wins. In case a player remains ‘in the hand’ due to the fact that others have folded, is also declared the winner by default.

There are various types of poker games and most of these variants of pokers have also attained considerable popularity. Here are some of the famous poker games that people have played and enjoyed and still continue to do so…

Draw Poker

In this poker game, players are dealt a complete hand, then the cards are hidden and the players strive to improve the hand by replacing the cards. The game is named according to the number of cards drawn, for example if five cards are dealt it is called Five Card Draw.

Stud Poker

This is the poker game in which each player receives a blend of face-up cards and face-down cards in multiple betting rounds. The number of cards can be varied however the seven-card stud and five-card stud are the most popular ones.

Community card poker

These poker variants are also quite popular. In these games each player's incomplete hidden hand is combined with the shared face-up cards. Although there exist various types of variants, the most common and popular ones remain to be Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em.

• Texas Hold’em: Texas Hold’em is a poker game that is very popular in casinos and poker card rooms across North America and Europe. In the game of Texa Hold’em Poker, each player only starts with two cards and the remaining cards are shared. This variation allows the players the scope to indulge in some strategic analysis as well. It is the simplicity of this game that might be one of the reasons for its immense popularity.
• Omaha hold 'em : Omaha is similar to Texas hold 'em where every player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them and using exactly three of the five community cards. Although the original game is called ‘Omaha High’, a different version called ‘Omaha hi-lo’ also exists.

There are two international level poker events. The World Series of Poker is perhaps one of the biggest Poker events. Believe it or not but there exists a world series of poker. This month long event, held annually in Las Vegas is the largest set of poker tournaments in the world. The winner is awarded a bracelet and the highlight of the event remains to be the $10,000 no-limit hold'em with the winner receiving a grand multi-million dollar prize. And then there is another huge poker event called the World Poker Tour. However unlike the world series of Poker, which includes multiple variants of Poker, this event is a collection of Texas hold 'em poker tournaments held internationally.

Be it a grand casino in Las Vegas, or your online casino website - you can indulge in a game of poker wherever you want. Although the real fun of playing a poker game lies in the hustle and bustle of jam-packed casinos, there are other places to enjoy poker as well. For people who are not quite familiar with the game, it can be a great idea to play some online poker, or some basic poker at home with friends and family before trying it out in the casino. And yes, don’t forget to practice your poker face!