Popular Online Card Games in India
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Indians love playing card games on any occasion, whether it is Diwali or weddings and even friendly get-togethers. More and more people are now playing online since the onset of portals where card games can be played for real money. Some of the popular card games in India are:

Texas Hold’em is the most commonly played poker variant across the globe. Two cards, called hole cards, are dealt face down to each player and then five community cards are dealt face up in three stages. The stages include a series of three cards (“the flop”), later an additional single card (“the turn”) and a final card (“the river”). Each player seeks the best five card poker hand from any combination of the seven cards of the five community cards and their two-hole cards.

Omaha Hold’em is a community card poker game similar to Texas Hold’em. Each player is dealt four cards and must make his/her best hand using exactly two of them, plus three of the five community cards. Mostly Omaha is played in a pot-limit format. Omaha is seen as a more advanced game than Texas in the sense that it is more “volatile” and outcomes are tougher to predict. This also results in bigger wins / losses so some players prefer playing this.

Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) 5 is a variant of Texas Hold’em where each player is dealt five cards. He/she must make the best hand possible using two of their private cards and three of the five community cards which are accessible to each player. The maximum bet amount permitted depends on the size of the pot.

13 Card Rummy is one of the most popular card games played in India. It is a game of skill and is simple to play. Each player has 13 cards that has to be arranged in sets and sequences. This game is played with the help of a standard deck of cards along with Jokers and requires at least 2 players to play.

21 Card Rummy is played between 2 to 6 players with three decks of cards and uses an extra group of up & down jokers apart from the standard set of printed and wildcard jokers. Players play for points that have a pre-decided value. Before the start of the game, each player has to place the minimum amount required on the table and a random toss is made to decide which player will make the first move.

Deals Rummy is played for a fixed number of deals. Each player gets an equal number of chips at the beginning of the game. At the end of each deal, the losing players have to surrender their chips to the winner. When all the deals are over, players get ranks as per their chip count. The player with the maximum chips is the overall winner.

Bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships. The game includes several deals, each progressing through four phases. The cards are dealt to the players, and then the players ‘’call’’ or ‘’bid’’ in an auction seeking to take the contract.

Teen Patti is a popular Indian gambling card game. It is usually played with a 52-card pack without jokers. Each player is dealt three cards face down. Before the cards are dealt, the boot amount is decided and collected from each player. Teen Patti is also known as Flush or Flash. Under Indian laws, teen patti cannot be played online for real money as it is not considered to be a game of skill.