First things first, before starting to play poker know that there are many varieties of this game and although some of the other common rules differentiate and much, to take a round it by these rules and choose a form of poker convinces you most.

Texas Hold'em Poker

To play Texas Holdem you have to consider some rules. Beginning at the beginning, the cards used are of French playing cards without jokers, with them are formed that have played for a maximum of five cards and these are formed from the combination of a pair of hole cards each player receives with five community cards to selecting the best course of possible moves depending on the ranking of hands in the game.

Only keep in mind that to see the community cards have to join the boat for what you should contribute at least the minimum bets. Depending on the organization of the stakes Texas Hold'em can be played Limit, Pot Limit or No Limit with specific rules for the regulation of the same.

Omaha Poker

Many regular players the Texas Holdem or who have seen through the different media are attracted to Omaha, if you're one of them to keep in mind that although the ranking of hands is the same as in Texas, each player receives four cards in total and they are forced to use two to compose the play, the remaining three can choose freely among the community like in Texas Holdem, namely, provided he pays the bet that he can follow in his hand when they display.

Can be played Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit, depending on local regulations for betting. There is also a second variety of Omaha Hi-Lo called when the pot is split between the player with the best hand and the one with the best combination of low cards

Stud Poker

Stud To play you need to know that there are no community cards but each player receives their own cards after paying the ante, the first letters that are received are three, two hidden and one view, the rest will be handing out one at a time and face up in front of each player until everyone has seven cards that give name to the game.

The conditions in terms of betting and the preeminence over other players when betting are very specific rules.

5 Card Poker

The five card game is a stud pattern very similar to its big brother the seven card.

The main difference is the number of letters they receive pre-flop, in the case of five card at the first street we are given a card face down and one face up and proceed to the first round of betting. The player continues to receive cards until a total of five, a number that gives its name to the game.

In game like 5 card stud, each round of betting can consist of one bet and three raises maximum, this is a limit. So if a bet is made, that bet can only be raised three times, after which all players can just go with that bet or fold. Anyway, if only two players remain in the hand, the limit is increased to a maximum of five raises.

The betting system and shifts just like in the seven card stud, and the ranking of hands is also the same.