Versions

Over the course of the development of poker, variations of the game have been created from all over the world. In this section, we'll give you information about these different games, as well as the rules, and who plays them. Follow the links below to learn more about these variations.

Draw Poker Games

This class of games includes all games in which players receive their full complement of cards at the initial deal, then exchange some of them during the course of play.

Shared Card Games

This class of games includes all games in which cards are dealt up to the table which are available for shared use by all players in forming their final hands.

Stud Poker Games

This class of games includes all games in which players either receive some cards at the initial deal and acquire more cards as the game progresses, or receive all their cards at the initial deal and reveal them one by one.

Miscellaneous Poker Games

This class includes all games which, although still Poker, don't fall into the other classifications.

Non-poker Games

This class includes games which do not use the standard poker hand rankings to determine a winner.