Poker Games Rules

Stud Poker Games
The basic concept of Stud Poker games is that each player has a certain number of cards face-down and a certain number face-up. The face-down cards (or "cards in the hole") are cards that only each player can see. The face-up cards, however, are the ones that all players at the table can see in each other player's hand. In typical seven-card stud, each player by the end of the game has three cards face-down that nobody can see, and four cards face-up that the whole table to see. In typical five-card stud, each player has one card face-down and four cards face-up by the end of the game.

Rules of Stud Poker Games:

Draw Poker Games
Draw Poker games are any games where players get at least one opportunity to discard a certain number of cards from their hand in exchange for new cards from the deck. It gives each player the chance to get rid of cards that are doing nothing to help their overall hand and hope for something better. The draw of cards also allows the possibility for other players to guess what kind of hand that player has. A player who draws one card, for example, is probably trying to complete a flush or straight, as opposed to a poker player who draws three cards who is probably only holding a pair, but one can only guess.

Rules of Draw Poker Games:

Guts Poker Games
Every Guts poker game falls under the same guidelines: after the cards are dealt, players decide if they are "in" or "out" of the game. Those players that call "out" have no further stakes in the hand. They are out of the game for now, letting those players that called "in" continue playing. Of those players who called "in", the one who has the best hand collects the pot. All other players who called "in" and did not have the best hand at the table must match the amount of money in the pot. Now, there is an equal or greater amount of money in the pot, even after the round has ended.

Rules of Guts Poker Games:

Texas Hold'Em Poker
Hold 'Em Poker is a combination of Community Poker and the use of blind bets in place of antes. The main Hold 'Em game from which all others branch is Texas Hold 'Em.

Rules of Texas Hold'Em Poker Games: