Texas Hold'em is (by far) the most popular poker game out there and it's the one you find at every online poker site.īut that's just the tip of the iceberg. When most people say they want to know ' how to play regular poker,' they imply that they want to learn the basics of Texas Hold'em. Before you move to the 'practical' side of this guide on how to play the most popular variants of this game, you need to learn the basics of poker.