Community Poker

Written by Nigel

One very common poker variation is community poker, which actually encompasses the very popular variation, Texas Hold ‘em.  The basic idea behind community poker is for each player at the table to be dealt with a certain number of face down cards.  These cards are then used in conjunction with the community cards, which are dealt face down in the middle of the table, to be used by all the players.

Variations of community poker usually depend on how the community cards are laid out in the center of the table.  The most common layouts for the community cards are the line, the cross, and the circle.  As you might have surmised by now, Texas Hold ‘em Poker falls unader the first variant – the line.  The cross, obviously, lays out the community cards in the form of the cross.  The circle, again obviously, has the community cards in a loop.  This last one is not as common as the first two forms.

Depending on the specific game, the community cards can be flipped over one at a time or all at the same time.  In some games, the decision depends on the dealer.  Some people say that the only difference between one community poker game and another is how the community cards are laid out.  As such, different community poker games are usually made more exciting by adding stipulations.  Again, these stipulations would depend on the players and the dealer.

In our next post, let’s take a look at some of the most common variants of community poker.