There is no other type of poker that can compete with Texas Hold 'em when it comes to the popularity stakes. Most tournaments feature this variety including the World Poker Tour (WPT,) The World Series of Poker (TWSP), as well as numerous other United States poker tournaments. They all prefer Texas Hold 'em, and famous poker player, Doyle Brunson, calls Texas Hold ‘em the "Cadillac of poker. The reason for this is that so many rich and pro poker players use the Texas Hold 'em poker variety as their main source of income.

Its impossible to no for sure where Texas Hold 'em comes from, but it takes no genius to guess that the game started somewhere in Texas. The game is a derivation of 7-Card Stud poker and its not known exactly when it came to be.

It wasn’t long before Texas Hold 'em was played in Las Vegas – reportedly at the very famous Golden Nugget casino. This casino was the only home for the game up to the year of nineteen seventy-one. In this year the Texas Hold'em variety as used by the World Series of Poker’s championship event, so chooses who the winner would be. After that, it was only a matter of time before many players wanted to try the Texas Hold 'em variety.

You might be surprised to here that Texas Hold'em was still not very famous in the year of 2003. This was the year where everything changed and Texas Hold 'em became the most popular poker variety in the US.

Chris Moneymaker won the online World Series of Poker main event while playing Texas Hold 'em. This was the event that ensured that Texas Hold 'em began taking a front seat when compared to other popular games such as Omaha, 5-Card Draw, and 7-Stud. Nowadays, you would struggle to get some players to even consider playing other games.

Online poker is one of the main reasons why this variety has been so successful in such a short period of time. Furthermore, the 2003 World Poker Tour, and the ‘98 movie Rounders, also played a part in its rise to fame.

It might seem silly, but playing Texas Hold'em is still illegal in most parts of Texas. Texans are still not allowed to gamble in card rooms and casinos although many people have recently spoke up in favor of legalizing this past time. One thing is for sure, Texas Hold ‘em’s fast pace and glamour, mixed with online gambling and media attention, will cause the game to become even more popular in years to come.