There are many variants of poker online games and one such variant is Texas Hold’em. Texas Hold’em is a very popular and easy game and beginners can start playing poker with the game. This game also has many variants. The basic rules of the variants are the same but due to some addition in the rules, these variations are formed. The main aim of the game is to make a hand of five cards. In the end, a showdown is done and the player having the hand of highest rank wins the game. Let us now discuss different variants of the game.
Limit Hold’em
This is a variant of Texas Hold’em in which the size of the bets is already defined and players cannot place the bet more than the defined limit. There are four betting rounds in the game. In the first two rounds, the size of the bets is half of the size of the bets that are to be placed in the next two rounds. Professionals who play this game are also known as grinders as they have the capability of winning small pots easily.
Pot-Limit Hold’em
This is a variant of Texas Hold’em in which the size of the bets depends on the size of the pot. It can be said that this game comes in between limit and no-limit variants of Texas Hold’em. People have to make strategies to place or raise the bets and win the pot in the end.
No-Limit Hold’em
This is a variant of Texas Hold’em in which there is no limit on the bets. People can use all their chips and after that, they do not have an option to place the bets or raise it. There is a minimum amount from where players have to start placing bets but there is no limit to the maximum.
Omaha Hold’em
This is a game which although not considered as the variant of Texas Hold’em but has almos6 the same rules as the former. This variant itself has many other variants, which are Omaha and Omaha 8.
Pineapple Hold’em, Crazy Pineapple, Lazy Pineapple
The rules of all these three games are similar to Texas Hold’em. There is only one difference and that is related to hole cards. In Texas Hold’em, there are two hole cards but in pineapple variants, the number of hole cards is three. The third hole card has to be discarded and the rest two have to be used to make the hands of five cards.
3 Card Hold’em
This is a variant of Texas Hold’em whose rules are similar to pineapple variants. The only difference is that players have the option of using all the three-hole cards to make their hands.
Double Flop Hold’em
In this game, players get the option of having two flops, two turns, and two rivers rounds. People have to make two separate hands to win the game.
Wrapping Up
These are some of the variants of Texas Hold’em, which can be played on various poker online websites. The rules of the games are similar with only a very slight variant.
