Online poker is legal, but not available in Connecticut and West Virginia. Legal online poker is available to play in five US states (Nevada, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware). That's where having the best poker face can turn a losing hand into a winning one. Even if you have nothing of value in your hand, half the fun of poker comes in bluffing versus the other players at your table. Now one of the largest casino games - both in-person and online - in the world, poker is a strategical card game that comes with ounces of luck as well, depending on what the dealer rolls out with the community cards. While the origins of poker are up for debate, there's no question that its popularity increased heavily during the 1970s with the introduction of the World Series of Poker.

Players work to build the best hand possible over the course of several rounds utilizing tactics like bluffing to discourage players from continuing on with the round. Poker is a popular card game with numerous variations where players compete against one another to have the best hand (assortment of cards), which is based on specific card values and pairings.