I love to play a good round of Poker or Roulette and generally try to squeeze in a few games a day if at all possible. But at other times I like to spice up my game play a bit and try something different. I used to play the game of War when I was a kid because it was a simple game to learn and extremely fun. At the time I never envisioned that it could be more fun, but by playing it in an online casino it is.

War is a game of getting the higher card. If the player gets a higher card than the dealer, they win. There’s not too much to it. The game really gets exciting when both the dealer and the player get the same value of card, that’s when the battle starts. If both the dealer and the player both get the same value card the dealer will deal each of them three cards face down and one card face up. The person that has the higher card at this point wins. The player has the choice to not got to war, of course, and can fold if they get the same value of the card as the dealer before the battle begins.

While the game of War doesn’t enjoy the immense popularity that the game of Poker it does it is still an enjoyable game to pass the time. In fact, it might be one of the best choices for beginners because it gives a beginner the opportunity to learn the values of the cards before they get involved in more sophisticated games like Poker and Blackjack. Because War uses Poker cards this is a great place for people that aren’t sure of what the cards mean what to learn before they walk uneducated into a Poker room where the stakes will inevitably be much higher. War uses the same fifty two card deck of Poker cards that many of the other table games use. Because of this it is very easy for most people to transition to a game of War even if they have never played before.

While Poker and Blackjack remain the standard fare for most online casinos it is great that there are those online casinos that offer players more choices than just the same run of the mill games that everyone else does. For me variety is what life is all about and by offering several alternatives to the standard games, games that I love I might add, it makes the day a little better. Everyone gets a little tired of the same old thing from time to time and War is a breath of fresh air.

By now you, probably know that there’s a lot of money to be made playing poker online. It’s completely true. Poker players around the world are making a living by playing cards in the comfort their own homes. Many more are making good money doing the same. The majority of poker players are enjoying Texas Hold’Em. In today’s article, I am going to go over some of the initial terms that every poker player should know.

Basic Poker Terminology

Hole Cards: The first two cards dealt to you in Texas Hold’Em.

Rake: A small commission the poker room takes out for their services.

Pot: All the money that’s been wagered. The winner(s) win the pot less the rake.

All-In: When a poker player bets all of his or her chips.

River: In Texas Hold’em, this is the fifth and final card dealt to the community. Many fortunes have been won and lost on the river.

Turn: In Texas Hold’em, this is the fourth card dealt to the community.

Flop: The first three cards dealt to the community. All three are shown at once.

Call: To match a bet. For instance, if the current bet was $4, calling it would mean you bet $4 as well.

Raise: To raise a bet. For instance, if the current bet was $2 and you raise, you would first match the $2 and then raise it higher.

Fold: A folding player has given up on the hand. Any money entered into the pot is lost.

Check: To check is to pass your turn.

Blinds: The blinds are basically the players that must ante up. There is the big blind and the small blind.

Bottom Pair: The lowest pair on the board.

Top Pair: The highest pair on the board.

Buy-In: The amount of money required to play in a game of poker. For instance, if a tournament is $5+$1, the buy-in is $6 to play.

Connectors or Suited Connectors: When you have two cards that are only one rank apart, like KQ, you have connectors. If they are the same suit, you have suited connectors.

Limp: Someone that simply calls a bet pre-flop.

Nuts: When you have the best possible hand, you have the nuts.

Overpair: A pair that’s larger than anything on the board. For instance, if you have KK and the board is showing Q J 2, you have an overpair.

Rank: The rank is the numerical value of the card.

Under the Gun: The first player to act.

There you have it. Memorize these crucial poker terms and you will be well on your way to better understanding the game of poker. The only thing left to do is stake your claim to the poker riches being amassed in online poker.