The fast-paced 7-card variation of the game that is the most popular form of poker currently being played. If you've been watching poker on telly chances are that you've been watching Texas Hold'em. Its popularity and comprehensive adoption is echoed by the fact that it is the game played in the final of the World Series of Poker.

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Played in a similar way to Hold'em; except that 9 cards are used, creating a wider range of possible combinations. This makes for a more intricate and crated game of poker, one where you can’t rely on blind luck.

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An easy game to learn and one that is as popular in home games as it is in professional poker rooms. This variant requires an observant eye and a reliable memory. Seeing as so many of the cards are exposed on the table, it becomes a calculated game of odds and choices over the likelihood of a winning hand appearing for you.

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The original stud poker game whose popularity was unsurpassed until the invention of 7-Card Stud early in the Twentieth Century. That being said, it has much in common with 7-Card Stud except that each player receives 5 cards; only one of which is dealt face down. It’s still a popular game among poker purists.

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