It seems that almost everyone you meet today has either heard of or played a game of Texas Hold'em Poker. In the last 3-4 years the growth of poker has been phenomenal and its exposure has reached the lounge rooms of households worldwide. Poker offers great appeal because it's a game that everyone can learn to play and anyone can win. However Texas Hold'em is not the only poker game that is easy to learn and fun to play!

Online casinos understand the popularity of poker today, and now offer a wide range of poker games to attract poker players to the casino tables. The games are great fun, easy to learn and can be very profitable! You also don't have to worry about being intimidated or bluffed by other players – in these games you only have to beat the dealer to win!

Casino Hold'em is the closest casino variation to the Texas Hold'em Poker game that most people would be used to. You place an ante and are dealt two hole cards and three community cards (known as the 'flop'). You then need to decide if your hand is worth a call or whether you should fold. Your aim is to make a better five card poker hand than the dealer!

Caribbean Stud Poker has always been an extremely popular game even prior to the poker boom. Each player is dealt five cards and must decide if their poker hand is strong enough to bet. If the dealer has a weaker hand or does not qualify then the player wins. Caribbean Stud Poker often offers a huge progressive jackpot prize for any player lucky enough to be dealt a Royal Flush!

Three Card Poker is a very simple game where you are dealt only three cards to try and make your best poker hand. A Flush, Straight, Three-of-a-Kind or a Straight Flush will all earn you great bonuses as you try to beat the dealer's hand!

Pai Gow Poker is based on a Chinese game of dominoes but has been adapted to use a deck of normal playing cards including the joker. Players are dealt seven cards and need to decide the best way to play their cards to form two poker hands – one with five cards and one with two cards. The object is to beat the dealer on both hands to win!

Let It Ride is a unique game where you place the maximum bet at the start of the game and reduce your bet as the game progresses which is the reverse of most casino games. You are dealt three cards and two community cards are placed face down. As each community card is revealed you have the option to remove a bet or let it ride!

Tequila Poker is an incredibly fun and addictive game that is easier to play than it looks! You are dealt four cards and then must make a decision to play either "High Tequila" where your aim is to have the ranks of your cards as high as possible or "Tequila Poker" where you need to make your best five card poker hand.

Video Poker plays like a form of Draw Poker that many of us would have played growing up as kids. In Video Poker you are dealt five cards and then get to discard any or all of your cards and replace them to make the best poker hand possible. The better your hand, the bigger the payout, so aim for that Royal Flush for the chance to capture the jackpot prize!

If you are a poker player and need a break from the usual Texas Hold'em grind then why not check out some of these great casino poker game variations. They are a lot of fun, very easy to learn and can be very profitable!