Happy New Year!  May 2009 be a good year for you.

We got into a debate on new year’s eve, about the different types of poker, the rules for each game and how to play them.  Most people specialize in one or two versions of poker and get to know the intricacies of these games very well.  They know the basics of the other poker games, that they don’t play that often, but think they know more than what they really know – hence the debate!

For a very good explanation of the different versions take a look at Poker versions.  The site explains how all poker games fall into three main groups: stud poker games (eg. seven card stud), draw poker games (eg. five card draw) and community poker games (eg. Texas Holdem and Omaha).  The different guides for each of the games take you through all the steps of learning more about the game.

I think they have gone to a lot of trouble to explain the different games.  Their emphasis is on Texas Holdem, but heh, thats what they are – a Texas Holdem Portal – written by poker professionals.  There is a lot of useful information, even I picked up some new poker tips.

So maybe something good came from all the discussion and debate, over the poker table, late at night… or should I rather say early in the morning… early at the very start of a new year.

I wish you a wonderful year ahead, enjoy developing your poker knowledge!