Poker Games

At PokerStars, you can enjoy all of your favorite poker games with thousands of other players twenty-four hours a day. The greatest benefit to you is that you can always find full tables in any game at just about any limit you want to play.

Here is a list of the poker games available at PokerStars.

Available in limit, pot limit and no limit action, Texas Hold'em is the game that our World Series main event champion Chris Moneymaker was playing when he won the crown. By far the most popular game in today's poker world, we have hundreds of ring game tables running right now as well as hundreds of tournaments every week.

6+ Hold’em is a popular 'short deck' poker format like Texas Hold’em, but with a few exciting differences. All cards lower than a 6 are removed from the deck and everyone posts an ante while only the button posts a blind. In 6+ Hold’em, a flush beats a full-house and Ace, 6, 7, 8, 9 is a straight.

Showtime Hold’em plays almost identically to Texas Hold’em, with the exception that every card folded by any player remains face-up and visible for the rest of the hand. This includes all cards folded before and after the flop.

Omaha is similar to Texas Hold’em in some ways, but the players receive four hole cards, and the hand must consist of exactly two cards from the player’s hole cards and exactly three cards from the board. (In Texas Hold’em the hands can consist of any combination of board and hole cards.)

Omaha High is a popular variation of poker in Europe , especially in pot limit. PokerStars offers Omaha in both limit and pot limit for all of our players around the world.

Omaha Hi/Lo, or Omaha Eight (played with an ‘eight or better’ qualifier for low), is offered in limit, pot limit and no limit action.

6 Card Omaha is like regular Omaha games, but with six hole cards dealt to each player pre-flop. 6 Card Omaha games are available at Pot Limit tables.

Until the surge in popularity of Texas Hold’em, Seven Card Stud was the most popular poker game. You can still find plenty of options at the Seven Card Stud tables at PokerStars, available in a wide range of limits.

The split pot version of Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo offers a twist to this classic game. Available in limit action, if you like Seven Card Stud or Omaha Hi/Lo, look into the Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo tables.

If you think you can never make a hand, Razz is the game for you. This version of seven-card lowball allows you to shoot for the absolute worst five-card hand and still win.

HORSE (Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Eight-or- Better) is the collection of games that allows you to prove how well-rounded a poker player you are. If you get bored playing one game all the time, try out HORSE to round out your skills. We also offer 8-Game Mix, which is the same rotation as HORSE, but also includes rounds of No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha and 2-7 Triple Draw.

Five Card Draw is the game most people grew up playing around their kitchen table. This classic game will get you back to your poker roots and maybe make you some money in the process.

Deuce to Seven Triple Draw and Deuce to Seven Single Draw are lowball games that force you to make the worst possible low hand. 2-7 games have different rules for reading the hands, so you should review the rules before playing!

All-In Poker is based on Texas Hold’em rules, but as the name suggests, players have just two options pre-flop: all-in or fold. It’s an exciting poker format that’s full of action and simple to learn.

Be sure to check out our Poker Game Rules and Poker Hand Ranks if you have any questions about how any of the above poker games are played.