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Types of Poker Games
Poker, the card game has different variations. Though they all follow certain standard rules but to fully understand a poker game one needs to know the different hand values, how many betting rounds would be involved, the exact cards and the like. Other important considerations before getting all set up for a game of poker are choosing the right poker table and poker chip sets.
The three most common categories of games found in most casinos and game rooms are Draw Poker, Stud Poker and Community card Poker. Draw poker is a game where players are dealt a complete hidden hand that can be improved by replacing cards. Stud Poker is when players get a combination of hidden and face up cards and also there are several rounds of betting. Finally the community card poker is a game where players receive a mixture of incomplete hidden hand and shared face up cards. A few well known poker games are five card draw, seven card studs, Texas Holdem etc. Poker can also be played as a mixed game for instance a game could have half an hour of Texas Holdem and another half hour of seven card stud.
However among all the different poker games worldwide, be it online or in a casino Texas Holdem is the most popular one. The biggest advantage of this game is that it can be played with as few as two players. The popularity of this game is because of its simple rules and also because of its quick gripping pace. Up to ten people can play this game. One complete round of Holdem has four rounds of betting. A variant of the Holdem is Omaha Hi .The rules are very similar and this too can be played by anywhere between two to ten players. Poker players who play in casinos and tournaments tend mostly to play Holdem however most of the home poker games are still played as ‘dealers choice’ which means the dealer at each hand decides which variant of the game is to be played.
There are two more games that need mention here, the Caribbean and the Ananconda. The Caribbean stud poker is a different type of game. In all other Poker games players bet against each other, in Caribbean however everyone plays against the house. The house pays out all winning bets. Anaconda -the other one is played with seven cards. It is also called ‘pass the trash Poker. This is a relatively new game and is not as popular as the ones mentioned earlier but off late it has been voted by many as one of the most fun games.
How Razz Poker is Different from Other Poker Games
The game of poker is played on a large scale in the casinos and betting houses all over the world. There are many forms of this game which are played in the casinos. Some of the famous ones are 7 card stud, Omaha, Texas Hold’em etc. Apart from these there are certain forms of these games which are comparatively not that well known and are rather unknown to most of the poker enthusiasts. One of them is the Razz Poker. Razz poker is not very common in the casinos; however, it is gaining a lot of popularity in the online poker arena.
The game of Razz poker has a lot of similarity to the seven card stud game except for some small differences. So if you are familiar with the rules of 7 card stud, then it would be easier for you to learn the game of razz. For starting a hand I Razz, each and every player has to put the ante inside the pot after which the cards are dealt. The dealing of the cards happens exactly the same way like in seven cards stud game. So, if you are not familiar with the way the cards are dealt, you can learn either of the two games. There are few points in which the game of razz can be differentiated from the other poker games-
In the game of Razz poker, the come in bet is made by the player who has the maximum valued up card on the 3rd street.
After 3rd street, the minimum valued hand will get the first chance to act and if two players have the same valued card then the player who is closest to the dealer on the left side will play first.
Similar to the 7 card stud when you are playing the limit Razz games, the low betting amount will be used on the 3rd and the 4th street and after that you can use the high amounts for the rest of the betting rounds.
If a player has a pair in the up cards, the dealer is the one who always announces the hit.
Apart from these small differences, the main point of difference is in the objective of this game. The aim is to have the lowest possible 5 card hand and is the main point of distinction between Razz poker and other games of poker.