Online casinos have popularised Texas Hold’em poker

There is no doubt that the introduction of online casinos has encouraged more and more people to have a go at playing casino games online. The huge range of casino games now offered by the major online casinos has meant that there is no shortage of choice whatever your preference may be in terms of the type of casino games you most enjoy. The biggest selection is of course in the range of slots games featured on most online casino sites, but the online casinos have also given us the opportunity to play some of the more traditional casino games such as baccarat, backgammon and craps which were rarely if ever available at our real casinos. Last but not least we come to the casino game of poker. Of all the casino games we can now play at an online casino it is poker which has seen the biggest surge in interest, to such an extent that even offline poker tournaments are now generally oversubscribed all over the world. Although the online casinos offer a variety of poker formats in their range of casino games, it is the Texas Hold’em version of poker which has become the game of choice for serious online poker players and almost every tournament. Texas Hold’em is a version of poker which uses what are called community cards dealt face up in the middle of the table, and these cards can be used by all the players to create their showdown hand. Texas Hold’em players are dealt just two cards face down, followed by a betting round. The community cards are then dealt one at a time with each card followed by a further betting round. It is these multiple betting rounds which define the popularity of the Texas Hold’em format of poker because they inevitably lead to bigger pots for the winner. Equally of course the total stake necessary to stay in the game also tends to far exceed the minimum table stake, so new players should be very wary of being tempted to exceed their budget. Texas Hold’em poker is also a casino game in which experience counts so keep your stakes low while you learn the game.