The game variations on this page follow the general rules of Hold'em but with the exceptions listed.

Omaha Limit
Omaha Limit poker follows the same rules as Texas Hold'em, but with two important exceptions:

- Players are dealt four "pocket" cards instead of two.
- Players must use two "pocket" cards and three "community" cards to make their best high hand.

The principle is the same as Texas Hold'em, but the two differences in the rules demand a very different strategy for playing Omaha Poker.

Omaha Hi Lo
Omaha Hi Lo follows the same rules as regular Omaha, but there is an additional way to win a share of the pot. The "Hi" winner is the player with the best poker hand, as in regular Omaha. But in addition to a Hi winner, there can also be a Lo winner. The Lo hand is a hand made up of 5 different cards below a 9. You must use two pocket cards and three community cards to make a low hand.

For example, 3-5-4-8-7 of any suit would be a Lo hand. The lowest Lo hand is the Lo winner. In the event that there is a Lo hand winner, the pot is split 50/50 between the Lo and High winner. In case of multiple Lo hands, the Lo winner is determined by comparing the highest of the low cards, then the second highest, etc. If the two or more Lo hands are equal, the Lo pot is split between them.

Because there must be at least three different low cards (under 9) on the board at the end to enable a qualifying lo hand there may not be a Lo winner every hand. Also, a player may use different pocket cards for Hi and for Lo, from the four cards dealt to him along with any three community cards, where again different cards may be used for the Hi hand to the Lo hand.

In Omaha Hi Lo the lowest possible hand is of any suit (flushes and straights do not count against you for the low hand). Ace counts as high and low and therefore the same ace can be used to make a high hand and a low hand.

Seven Card Stud
This game is played with a maximum of 8 players (plus the virtual dealer). The most important difference between this and the other games is that in 7 Card Stud, there are no “community” cards. Each player has his own individual hand, and in fixed limit games, there are two bet limits.

The first two cards (hole cards) are dealt face down, and the other players can’t see them. The next cards are called Streets (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Street), and they are dealt face up. The last card, the River, is dealt face down.

At the start of the round, the players must place Antes. The Ante is a fraction of the low bet limit and serves the same purpose as the Blinds in Hold’em games.

After the 3rd Street has been dealt, the player with the lowest face-up card starts the betting. (If two players are showing cards of the same value, the order is determined according to their suits. The suit order is, in descending rank: Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs.)

The starting player can either place a complete bet, or place a Bring-In. This is smaller than the complete bet, and again like the Blinds in other varieties, the player only needs to add the difference if the bet is completed and he decides to call. The other players can call, complete the bet, or raise.

Once the bets have been placed, the 4th Street is dealt. This time the player with the highest card or combination shown starts the betting, and there is no Bring-In. At this stage, any player can bet at the high limit, which will be applied to all subsequent bets.

The same cycle is used for the 5th and 6th Streets, and the River, except that the high limit is now applied regardless of whether it was used for the 4 th Street or not. After the River bets are placed, the highest five-card poker hand is formed from each player’s cards. The highest ranking hand wins.

Five Card Stud
This is exactly the same as 7 card stud except played with 5 cards, and only one dealt face down. Up to 10 players can play.

Pot Limit Games
Pot Limit games (Texas Hold'em and Omaha) differ from the Limit games by the betting and raising amounts allowed. The minimum raise amount is the previous bet or raise in the same hand. For example, if the first player bet $10, the second player can raise a minimum of $10.

The maximum raise amount is the total betting pot + total bets of other players in the betting round + the call amount of the player. For example, if the pot is $50, the first player bets $10 and the second player calls $10, the third player can raise up to $80 ($50 in the main pot + $20 from past bets in the round + $10 of the player's own call).

No Limit Games
No Limit games (Texas Hold'em and Omaha) differ from the Limit games in the fact that there is no maximum to each raise (apart from the player's table balance). This affects strategy and tactics in important ways and should be mastered by any tournament player as most tournaments are played under Texas Hold'em No Limit rules.