Some of these variations stray so far off, that the only criteria sometimes seems to be that there be cards involved and a sum of money on the line.
Home poker places less emphasis on money-making, and is more a social game.
The gambling element of home poker is still very high. The amounts of money are not the same, but home poker is still a game where a dollar is a bluff. What you will find on this page are the basic principles of home poker. Most of what you will find here are poker rules written in stone, no matter who is playing or what stakes they are playing for. As you will learn when you play from table to table, no two groups play home poker identically.