Top 10 Poker Variants

Texas Hold 'Em

Texas Hold 'Em is a community card poker game where each player is dealt two private hole cards. Five community cards are dealt face up in three stages known as the flop, turn, and river. Players form the best possible five-card hand using any combination of their hole cards and the community cards.

Pot Limit Omaha

Pot Limit Omaha gives each player four hole cards instead of two. Players must use exactly two of their hole cards and three community cards to form a hand. The pot-limit betting structure means the maximum bet or raise is limited to the current size of the pot.

Seven Card Stud

Seven Card Stud does not use community cards and begins with each player receiving two face-down cards and one face-up card. Over multiple betting rounds, players are dealt a total of seven cards, with three face down and four face up. The winner is determined by the best five-card hand made from those seven cards.

Razz

Razz is a lowball version of Seven Card Stud where the lowest five-card hand wins. Each player receives seven cards in total, with three face down and four face up. Straights and flushes do not count against a hand, and aces are always treated as low.

Five Card Draw

Five Card Draw begins with each player receiving five private cards. After an initial round of betting, players may discard and replace some or all of their cards from the deck. A final betting round follows, and the best five-card hand wins.

Badugi

Badugi is a draw poker variant where the goal is to make the lowest possible four-card hand, with each card being a different suit. Players are allowed up to three drawing rounds, discarding and replacing cards to improve their hand. Hands are ranked by their highest card, with aces always counted as low.

Pineapple

Pineapple is similar to Texas Hold 'Em, but each player is initially dealt three hole cards instead of two. Depending on the variation, one hole card must be discarded either before the flop, after the flop, or after the turn. The remaining two hole cards are then used with the community cards to form the best possible hand.

Omaha Hi-Lo

Omaha Hi-Lo, also called Omaha Eight or Better, is played like Omaha but the pot is split between the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand. A qualifying low hand must consist of five unpaired cards ranked eight or lower. Players must use exactly two of their hole cards and three community cards to make both their high and low hands.

H.O.R.S.E.

H.O.R.S.E. is a mixed-game poker format that rotates through five different variants. The sequence consists of Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Eight or Better. Each game is played for a predetermined number of hands or time before moving on to the next.

3 Card Stud

Three Card Stud is an early and simplified form of stud poker where each player receives three cards, typically one face down and two face up. There are betting rounds after the initial deal, and there are no community cards or dealer hand involved. The highest-ranking hand at showdown wins the pot, following standard poker hand rankings.