Poker Learning Hub • Rules • Strategy • Game Variants
Learn How to Play Poker
Welcome to Poker Chip Mania’s poker learning hub. Use the guides below to learn the rules of popular poker games, understand hand rankings and betting rounds, and build real confidence at home games or in a casino.
Best for: Beginners + refreshers
Topics: Rules • Hands • Betting • Strategy
Formats: Cash Games + Tournaments
Tip: New to poker? Start with Texas Hold’em, Five Card Stud or Five Card Draw, then move to other games like Omaha and the mixed games. Each guide is designed to stand alone, so you can jump in anywhere.
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Poker Game Guides
The most popular poker game in the world. Learn hand rankings, blinds, betting rounds, and the fundamentals of position. This game is part of H.O.R.S.E.
Core Game
Community Cards
A high-action game where you get four hole cards and must use exactly two. Great for big draws and bigger pots. This game is part of H.O.R.S.E.
High Hand
Pot-Limit
A lowball game based on Seven Card Stud where the goal is to make the lowest possible hand. This game is part of H.O.R.S.E.
Stud Poker
Low Hand
A classic variant with no community cards. Learn how up-cards and the betting order change strategy. This game is part of H.O.R.S.E.
Stud Poker
High Hand
A high/low split game based on Seven Card Stud where a high hand wins, but may split with a low hand. This game is part of H.O.R.S.E.
High/Low Split
Stud Poker
The ultimate mixed game. Rotation includes Hold’em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Stud Eight or Better.
Mixed Game
Multi Skill
The simplest “draw poker” format. A favorite for casual home games. Learn betting, drawing, and valuing hidden hands.
Draw Poker
Classic
Classic stud format with no community cards. 1 card down, 4 up. Learn to read opponents using their visible cards.
Stud Poker
Core Game
A fun Hold’em variant where players start with 3 hole cards but must discard one before the betting begins.
Community Cards
Variant
A 7 Card Stud variant where the high hand wins half, and the highest spade in the hole takes the other half.
Split Pot
Stud Poker
A wild 7 Card Stud variant where 3's and 9's are wild. 4's earn you an extra card. Get ready for massive hands.
Wild Cards
Stud Poker
A dynamic Stud variant where a face-up Queen makes the next card dealt wild. The wild card can change multiple times.
Wild Card
Stud Poker
Everyone gets 7 cards face down. You only flip cards as needed to beat the previous high hand. High tension gameplay.
No Peek
7 Cards
A 5 Card Stud variation with a twist—players choose which card to reveal, keeping the others guessing until the end.
5 Card Stud
Home Games
A 5 Card Stud game where you choose which card to keep hidden—that card's rank (and all matches) becomes wild for you.
Wild Cards
5 Card Stud
A 5 Card Stud variant with a shared “ocean” card in the center. Usually, that card's rank is wild for every player.
Wild Cards
Shared Card
A split-pot points game. Closest to 7 wins low, closest to 27 wins high. Strategy involves knowing when to "freeze."
Points Game
Split Pot
Also known as Acey-Deucey. A fast betting game where you wager that the next card falls between two cards on the table.
Party Game
Betting
The classic "Screw Your Neighbor." Everyone swaps or keeps their one card. Don't be left with the lowest card!
Swap Game
Party Game
Poker Basics
New to the game? Follow our step-by-step roadmap designed to take you from total novice to confident player without the overwhelm.
Beginner
Roadmap
Check, Bet, Fold, Call, or Raise? Master the mechanics of how to act during a hand and the etiquette of the betting table.
Mechanics
Rules
From Royal Flushes to High Cards, learn exactly which hands beat which. Download our reference chart for your next home game.
Hand Value
Cheat Sheet
Understand the difference between Micro, Low, and High Stakes. Learn how to choose a game that fits your bankroll and skill level.
Bankroll
Strategy
Location is everything. Learn why playing "In Position" is the biggest advantage in poker and how to adjust based on the dealer button.
Position
Tactics
Survival vs. Accumulation. Learn how to navigate early, middle, and late stages of tournament play and handle rising blinds.
Tournaments
MTT
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