扑克成为一种普遍的消遣游戏，可以追溯到1700年前，甚至更早。一百多年来，扑克演变出许多变种，在世界上很少会出现这样的情况，能有一种游戏会得到如此广泛的流传。

　　德州扑克和奥马哈游戏在今天的扑克界占据了主导地位，当然还有其他的一些游戏存在，更重要的是，现在还出现了在线扑克网站，有许多还提供了玩真钱或假筹码的扑克游戏。并且，许多的网上赌场会模拟现实的赌场设置一些赌场氛围。

　　下面是一些比较大型的，比较流行的扑克游戏变种：

　　德州扑克

　　德州扑克，是比较简单的扑克变种，是在现代迄今为止最好玩的扑克游戏。这种扑克游戏入门容易，但是要真正成为高手就比较难。在德州扑克游戏中，每个玩家只处理两张牌卡，而其余的牌卡在中间表内处理。玩家将其最好的5张牌以及在桌子上的牌卡进行任意组合，来赢得比赛。

　　奥马哈扑克游戏

　　奥马哈扑克游戏是德州扑克游戏的亲密姐妹，是第二种在世界上很热门的扑克游戏。奥马哈扑克游戏和德州扑克游戏之间的主要区别在于，在奥马哈游戏中，每个玩家得到4张底牌，而不是两张。奥马哈游戏更令人兴奋的是，玩家可以使用更多的牌卡，动手能力强。

　　5张牌扑克游戏

　　这是很经典的游戏，也可能是你曾经与你爷爷一起玩的赌博游戏。在五张牌扑克游戏中，每个人都处理五张牌，并且，他们有一次机会挑选新卡。之后，获得最好的一手牌者获胜。这也是一种简单易学的扑克游戏，但很难掌握。

　　5张牌梭哈

　　这是一种增加了一个额外维度的战略游戏，今天，5张牌梭哈扑克游戏很少见到了，但它在19世纪时则广受欢迎。同时，在互联网上玩游戏有时也有5张牌梭哈，但可能很难找到。

　　7张牌梭哈

　　7张牌梭哈是最流行的梭哈游戏。与5张牌梭哈游戏很相似的，玩家处理七张牌，有更多的下注轮。大多数扑克网站提供这个游戏，它是一种混合游戏中的主打产品。

　　译文

　　Poker is a universal pastime that dates back to the 1700′s – and possibly even earlier than that. Over the years a hundred poker variants have come and gone but a few have made a lasting impression on the world and are still played on a very wide-scale level.

　　Games like Texas Holdem and Omaha may dominate the scene today but there are still loads of other games out there, and more importantly – TONS of Online Poker Sites that have many of these available to play for real money or for fake chips. And depending on the casino, many land-based gambling establishments will occasionally deal games like 2-7 Triple Draw, Razz, or even HORSE.

　　Here is a list of some of bigger and more frequently-played poker games:

　　Texas Holdem

　　Texas Holdem, or more simply Holdem, is by far the most played poker game in the modern day. Holdem’s popularity stems from how easy it is to learn but how difficult it is to master. In Texas Holdem, each player is only dealt two cards while the rest of the cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table. The player to make the best five card poker hand using any combination of his hand and the cards on the table wins the pot.

　　Omaha

　　Omaha is Texas Holdem’s close sister and is the second-most played poker variant in the world. The one major difference between Omaha and Texas Holdem is that in Omaha every player gets 4 hole cards instead of two. This makes Omaha exciting because players can use these cards to make strong hands more often. But be warned; everyone else will also catch stronger hands more often.

　　5 Card Draw

　　This is the classic game that people think of when they hear the word “poker.” Five-Card Draw is the game you see in cowboy flicks and is also probably the first gambling game you ever played with your grandfather. In five card draw, everyone is dealt five cards and they get one chance to pick new cards. After that, the best hand wins. Like Holdem this game is simple to learn but difficult to master.

　　5 Card Stud

　　This game is similar to 5 Card Draw except three of each player’s cards are dealt face-up. This makes hand reading a little easier and adds an extra dimension of strategy to the game. 5-Card Stud is rarely played today but it was wildly popular in the 19th century. There are still 5 Card Stud games played on the internet but they can be hard to find.

　　7 Card Stud

　　7-Card Stud is the most popular of the stud games and can be considered 5 Card Stud on steroids. The two games are similar except in this one players are dealt seven cards, there are more betting rounds, and bigger hands come around more often. Most poker sites offer this game and it is a staple in the mixed game called H.O.R.S.E.