Online casinos have fuelled a resurgence in Texas Hold’em

One of the most significant effects of the rise in popularity of online casinos in Ireland, has been the return of poker as a mainstream casino game. Very few land based casinos on this side of the Atlantic offered their customers the chance to play poker on a regular basis. Some did arrange the occasional poker tournament, but card players looking for a game which required some skill and experience were generally confined to playing blackjack. Whether it was the television coverage of poker tournaments, or the online casinos which led to the resurgence of interest in poker is debatable, but poker and in particular, Texas Hold’em poker is now one of the most popular casino games online for gamblers who enjoy having to think about their casino games. Texas Hold’em poker is in principle a very easy game, and we have explained how to play and the format in our casino games pages, but it is the multiple betting rounds and the opportunities for players to bluff which creates the excitement associated with Texas Hold’em poker when compared to most other casino card games. For those of you who have not tried Texas Hold’em, each player is initially dealt two cards face down, on which they will open their betting. The community cards are then dealt face up in the middle of the table, one card at a time, and these community cards are available for all the players to use to form their showdown hand. There is a further betting round after each community card is dealt, until all five community cards are face up in the middle of the table and the last betting round is then completed and the winning hand decided. The two elements of Texas Hold’em poker which most online poker players will highlight as making this particular poker format so popular are firstly, the availability of seven cards from which to make a hand which normally results in better hands, and secondly the number of betting rounds during which the pot can become quite large. Texas Hold’em poker is certainly an exciting online casino game to play and we would definitely recommend that you give it a go, just be aware that your stake will inevitably grow as the game progresses.