What are Table Game Variations in Poker

Table games are the games in Casino that require a table to play. Games such as Blackjack, Craps, Roulette and Baccarat are played on a table and managed by live dealer/s and also the electronic table games that are in the casinos. Each casino offers different game titles based on the software being used to run that game. Most of the online casinos do offer the standard table, and card games like you find in a land-based casino. In addition to these games; players will also find that there are many Table Game Variations in Poker; that can be enjoyed and can be played for real money payouts.

Variations in Games

Every game that has its versions and demands the players to know the rules set aside for each of them. Most of these variations will be based on standard rules; and will have some added rules that make the game more interesting. You need to get familiar with the basic games before moving on to the variations.

The most popular table game is Blackjack with plenty of players. This game offers five different variations that are available to play at online casinos. Some of the popular variations that you can find in leading online casinos; include Blackjack Surrender, Blackjack Switch, Atlantic City Blackjack, Pontoon and Spanish 21. Each of these games follows the basic blackjack strategies. And you will find these variations exciting and entertaining. In the same way; online casinos that support roulette will usually have at least two versions of the game. The most popular are American and European roulette, but some sites offer French roulette.

Similarly Poker games offer may variations. There are three card poker games – Let it Ride, Caribbean Stud, Pai Gow Poker, Omaha, Texas Hold Em and many others. Again, the actual selection of game variants will be based on the software. To learn these new variations, many online casinos will offer free games; where players can review the rules of the games before they start playing for real money online.

Classification of Variations

Poker variants are draw games, stud games and shared card (community card) games, mainly according to the way the cards deal. However, some variants fall into more than one of these categories or none of them, and there are other useful but overlapping categories. Below are the following categories that show which ones each variant belongs to.

• Draw – In this game; players have the chance to improve their hands by discarding some cards and obtaining replacements from the dealer.
• Stud – Here some of the players’ cards deal with face up, usually with several betting rounds during the deal
• Shared – It is a shared card or community card game; in which some cards deal face up to the table or board, and are available to all players to use as part of their hand
• Low – Low poker or lowball games in which the lowest poker hand wins, rather than the highest poker
• High/low – It is a poker game where the whole or part of the pot you can win by having the highest hand; or the lowest hand in the showdown
• Wild – It is a poker game where one or more cards are wild and you can use them to represent other cards; thereby improving the owner’s hand
• Split – In this poker games the pot divides between two or more winners; according to different criteria such as highest hand, lowest hand, highest spade, and so on.
• Buy – Poker games in which players can pay an extra amount to the pot for a privilege such as an extra card or a card exchange.
• Pass – Poker games in which players pass some of their cards to other players or trade cards with others.
• Match – Games in which a player who stays in but does not win the showdown pays a penalty, which goes into the pot for the following deal: often the penalty is to match the pot, paying an amount equal to the total current pot size.
• Mixed – Games that consist of several different poker games played in succession, either in a fixed sequence or chosen by the players.
• Other – Games that are not poker variants, but are the options in a dealer’s choice poker game.

You will also find that many home poker players are creative and invent their variants. Out of these some become popular and are popular and many of these has their own set of rules of the game. Therefore with so many versions of poker and table games, it is up to you to decide which one you would like to play.