http://www.gameofpokeronline.com Information and events about the game of poker online. Mon, 29 May 2006 23:26:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This was the primary poker game played in California during the heyday of Gardena in the 1970s. It is still played today, though its popularity has somewhat lessened since the introduction of stud poker and community card poker to the state. Played as above, using ace-to-five low hand values, with a ... http://www.gameofpokeronline.com/10/california-lowball.htm Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country. Seven-card stud is also played in western ... http://www.gameofpokeronline.com/9/9.htm Five-card draw is often the first poker variant learned by most players, and is very common in home games although it is now rare in casino and tournament play. The lowball variations make more interesting games and are more commonly played in casinos. Two to eight players can play. The descriptions ... http://www.gameofpokeronline.com/8/5-card-draw-basics.htm Draw poker is any poker variant in which each player is dealt a complete hand before the first betting round, and then develops the hand for later rounds by replacing cards. The descriptions below assume that you are familiar with the general game play of poker, and with hand values (both ... http://www.gameofpokeronline.com/7/draw-poker-what-is-it.htm Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country. Seven-card stud is also played in western ... http://www.gameofpokeronline.com/6/7-card-stud-basics.htm Texas hold 'em (also hold'em, holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. It is also the most popular poker variant played in most casinos in the United States. Its no-limit betting form is used in the main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), as ... http://www.gameofpokeronline.com/5/texas-holdem-overview.htm