Video poker is played against a machine and it's a quite easy poker game that is offered in a few different versions. It's a great way to start playing poker if you've never done it before. Then there's poker. Well, actually there is more than one type of poker. The basic rules of different poker games are however the same. So it's hard to say that there is a certain difference since there are so many types of poker. The best thing you can do is to read a little about the certain poker that you're interested in before you get to it.