Poker: poker games (Texas holdem, omaha, stud), online rooms…
Frequently asked questions about poker
| What is the highest welcome bonus offered by an online poker room ? | UltimateBet : $1,100.01 |
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| What poker room does organize the highest number of cash freerolls ? | PokerStars : about 17 freerolls a day |
| What poker site does propose the cash game table with the lowest fixed limit hold'em stake ? | Everest Poker : $0.02/$0.04 |
| What online poker room does gather the highest number of players ? | PokerStars : 14200 online members |
| What poker site proposes the highest NLHE tournament prize pool ? | Full Tilt Poker : $1,000,000.00 |
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PartyPoker | Internet site | partypoker.com | ||
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| Welcome bonus | $100.00 | Network | PartyPoker | |
| Games | Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha hi/lo, Stud poker, Stud poker hi/lo | |||
| Cash game stakes | From $0.01/$0.02 up to $250/$500 | |||
| Sit & go buy in | From $0.80+$0.20 up to $5000+$10 | |||
| Freerolls | 1 a day | Prize pool | $44,400.00 | |
Online poker rooms search engine
If you experiment troubles using the following form, you should use the online poker rooms search guide or the poker rooms directory : A-L / M-Z.
Basis of poker
All poker variants have common principles. Poker is a card game whose aim is to have the better combination with five cards from those the player can use. Every player bets on his hand, but he don't have to show the hand at the end of the game, if all opponents passed. It is the main point of poker because it allows player to bet (and maybe to win) also if they don't have good cards.
Poker variants
Differences between poker variants rest on the way cards are dealt. Open cards are visible by anyone. Hidden cards are only visible by the player they belong to. Common cards can be use by any player instead of private cards who can only be played by their holder.
The mos traditionnal poker game is the draw poker where any player receives five closed private cards. At stud poker (five or seven cards), all cards are private, but four of them are open.
At the other side, some cards are common at hold'em poker. The two main hold'em poker games are Omaha and above all the famous Texas hold'em which supplanted the draw poker. It is the most played poker game on internet and that which benefits from the largest media coverage.
Casinos propose games coming from poker like pai gow poker and carribean stud poker. They also offer the possibility to play video poker, a video game like slots machines, whose aim is to obtain winning poker combinations.
Where to play poker ?
Poker is first of all played in accredited clubs. Poker is regulated like other money games. In many countries it is not possible to organize easily public games. But with online poker you can now play at home with lots of people playing from all over the world. These web sites are not regulated like many other internet appliances. About the game itself, one will play in the same way at a real table as on internet. There is indeed no contact between players. If you don't want to play online and if there is no poker club in your city, you can buy a simple attaché case with real tokens to play with your friends.