By far the most popular version of poker played in America, Texas Hold 'em is the version of poker played in the World Series of Poker. The game starts with each player receiving two cards to keep to themselves, and then progresses as five community cards are laid onto the table.
Blackjack (formerly black jack and vingt-un) is a casino banking game. It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as "twenty-one".