1. No-Limit Hold'em. The most useful way to spend your study time as a poker beginner is to study No-Limit Hold'em. The world's most popular poker game (Texas Hold'em played with no-limit betting rules) is a staple at poker rooms around the world.

Texas hold 'em is now one of the most popular forms of poker. Texas hold 'em's popularity surged in the 2000s due to exposure on television, the Internet and popular literature. During this time hold 'em replaced seven-card stud as the most common game in U.S. casinos.