Family of Card Games:

Poker denotes a family of card games which utilize betting rules and hand ranking. The betting system in poker makes it different from other gambling games. The game is played with a 52 cards deck. A joker is sometimes used when playing draw games. There are no universal rules for poker. The game differ in how the hands can be formed, how the cards are dealt, either high or low hand wins the pot and how many rounds of betting are allowed etc. Online poker is the game of poker played over the internet. The online poker is new as compared to traditional poker. Online poker was originated in IRC (Internet Relay Chat). It was first developed by Jarkko Oikarinen, a software developer. The popularity of online poker is increasing day by day.

Traditionally poker was played in casinos and poker rooms. Also, casinos were unwilling to promote the poker game as the cost for running such poker rooms was very high and it was not much profitable for them. In contrast, online poker is very cheap to run and many casinos are promoting it. Many casinos offer sign up bonus for new players. Also, online poker portals provide other contents such as news, tournament results, strategy articles, poker software and reviews of online poker rooms. In modern poker games, the players are required to constitute hands of five cards as per the predetermined rules. The first round of betting starts with some kind of forced bet. The betting finishes when all players have either matched the last bet or folded. If only one player remains at the end then he wins and collects the pot without showing his hands, otherwise players are required to show their hands and hands are evaluated against a standard ranking system and the player with highest ranking hand wins the game and takes the pot. To become a better player, consider the following tips to improve your performance:
1. If you are a beginner then do not think that more playing means more winning.
2. Always pick a right game as per your skill.
3. If you are a beginner then do not dare to play with experts
4. Does not play if you are drunk as drinking impair the capacity of decision making and judgment.
5. Do not play in a bad mood as playing in emotion is not rational.
6. Pay attention on your cards as well as the cards on the table and notice flush and straight possibilities.
7. Do not play at very high limits to impress other.
8. Do not bet the money that you cannot loose.