The small blind is usually approximately half the minimum bet of the round and the big blind is equal to the minimum bet of the round. All games are played with forced bets known as “blinds,” both a small and big blind. Most often played eight-or-better high-low split, Omaha is also played high only and also can be played Limit, Pot Limit or (rarely) No Limit. Omaha players must use two cards from their held card and three from the exposed community cards. Omaha is a community card game similar to Texas Hold’em, Omaha players get four personal cards and share five community cards.

Texas Hold’em (usually shortened to just Hold’em) is the most popular poker game. It can be played Limit, Pot Limit or No Limit, with somewhat different strategies for each. Texas Hold’em is a community card game where players are each dealt two cards while sharing five common cards. The player who stays in the pot until the end and combines their cards with the community ones to make the best five card hand wins, unless no one calls in which case the only remaining hand wins.

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