Online Poker is one of the most widely played online games. The goal of poker game is to win money by placing bets on the strength of the cards that have been dealt to the players. Poker follows a basic format: Players are dealt cards, Bets are made based on the strength of the cards, and more cards are dealt. Finally the strongest hand wins the game.

Texas Holdem poker and Omaha poker have 2 to 10 players, while 7 card Stud poker have 2 to 8 players. Usually, a standard deck of 52 cards is used, with no jokers. The ace is usually the highest card. However in hi-lo poker, it can be considered either as high or low. A Random Number Generator is used to shuffle the cards. The game starts with dealing of cards and placing the bets. Position plays a very important role in poker, especially in Texas Holdem poker. With each act, you have the option to fold, to check, bet, call or to raise.

Some of the best and commonly played online poker variations are:

Texas Hold 'Em Poker: It is one of the most popular version of poker worldwide because of how easy it is for people to understand its rules. In this game, everyone is dealt two cards face down and then after several betting rounds, five cards are dealt face up to the center of the table. These cards are community cards and can be used by everyone with their own two cards in order to make the best five card poker hand.

Omaha Poker: Omaha is same as Texas Hold 'Em, except the fact that instead of dealing two cards face down, each player is dealt four cards face down. The other major difference is that in Omaha, five card poker hand must come as a result of exactly two cards from your hand and three cards of the five cards faced up in the center of the table.

Omaha/8 Poker: Also known as Omaha Hi Lo Poker, this is a version of Omaha where the highest hand and the lowest hand split the spot. Winning low hands need to be at least an eight low or better.

7-Card Stud Poker: In this variation, players start with two cards face down and one card face up. As the game continues, players are then dealt three more cards face up and one more card face down, with a betting round after each card is dealt. The player that is able to form the best five card poker hand from the seven cards they are dealt is the winner of the game.

7-Card Stud/8 Poker: Also referred to as 7-Card Stud Hi Lo Poker, the game is played in exactly the same way as 7-Card Stud, but with a difference that half the game is won by the high hand and half the game is won by the low hand, provided that there is at least one low hand that is eight low or better.