Texas is the most popular, and one of the "simple ones", it's easy to learn rules and how to play it! When it comes to adrenaline and emotions other poker variants give the same, if you like the game! But let's make an example between Texas and Omaha (ordinary one, and there are some crazy variations I played, but I didn't quite understand some of them)... in Texas you get two cards, with Omaha it's four cards, your 2 cards and 3 from flop creates a hand! If you have 4 aces you have just one pair and you take 3 from the flop! It can be even more interesting, with 4 cards it's different! Pair or two pairs are nothing, you think you are good with your full house, but another guy with his cards has a higher full house probably, chances for that are pretty high in the Omaha version!


It would be a great thread... someone to list all poker variations and a little explanation of how to play it! I guess that would bring many merits to a guy who does that job!

As a follow-up to the comment above, Chinese poker is crazy! I played it maybe 10 times and I can't say I learned much! One of the toughest versions to learn how to play, at least for me!



You wrote "mainly high stakes poker games"... tell us some numbers, what blinds are you playing there?!