Texas Holdem is one of the most popular form of poker that is being played in the casinos and online poker rooms. The word "Poker" which means to knock comes from the German word 'pochen'. Sure to say that the game originated in Texas. Legend says that the earliest version of the game was played in Robstown, Texas in the early 1900s.
Texas Holdem is a community card game where each player is dealt two cards face down called hole cards. The object is to make the best five card poker hand using any combination of the seven cards. The game Texas Holdem Poker gains its appeal to many due to it has many elements that makes it a wonderful pastime. The strategic challenge makes this game irresistible in its appeal. In Texas Holdem the combination of skill and strategy is the key in order to win a hand though there is always an element of luck that is involved.