Home Game

word type: form of poker

  1. "Home game poker" refers to poker played away from an organized casino or card room atmosphere. This can range from penny-ante, kitchen-table games to semi-organized tournaments played among friends in someone's residence.

Wild Stuff

Although home games have become somewhat homogenized in accordance with the popularity of no-limit tournaments, they are more traditionally known for games such as "Baseball" or "Follow the Queen" that skew standard poker formats and rely heavily on "wild cards."