The Best Card Games You Can Play Online

If you're looking to waste a little time online then there's no better way to do it then by showing off your skills with a deck of cards in an online casino. Online casino card games offer instant game play, are easy to learn, and can be played and enjoyed independently, meaning that if you aren't feeling social then you can still be entertained and mentally stimulated. With that in mind, here are three of our favourite online card games perfect for playing wherever and whenever suits your schedule:

Poker

Poker is perhaps the most popular online casino card game, and it is appealing because not only is it a game of luck, it is also a game of skill. The basic premise is very simple: your aim is to either have the best hand possible, or to convince the other players that you have the best hand possible.

The online version of this famous game is identical to the offline version. Each player is issued with two private cards and five community cards: players then place wagers to determine who either has the best hand or is perceived to have the best hand. Once you've got the hang of the simple single-player version of the game you can progress to different variations, play with a live dealer, or compete with other players in real time in online poker rooms. Thanks to its popularity, poker is the most lucrative online casino card game that you can take part in. Many online casinos offer tournaments with million-dollar prizes, and progressive jackpots mean that your prize total could stack up very quickly.

It's important to note that online poker is a skill-based game. As well as honing your game play, it's also wise to learn about the intricacies of online casino play, including how to use bonuses to your advantage and the wide array of different versions of the game available to you.

Baccarat

Baccarat is a card game that may look complicated, but actually it is much simpler to play than it seems. At its most basic, the aim of the game is to get a total of nine, or as close to nine as you can. The player and the dealer are each issued two cards: the numbers 1-9 are worth their face value, with aces counting as one, whilst ten, jacks, queens and jacks all have no value. If either the player or the dealer's hand of two cards is worth five or less then they will take a third card. At this stage, the player whose hand is closest to nine wins.

Despite it being a fast paced and straightforward game, many baccarat players are highly superstitious and you will often see players stop playing on virtual tables that they consider to be bad luck, and many players wear red to induce good luck: baccarat is incredibly popular in the Far East, where red is considered a lucky colour. One of the main reasons that baccarat is so popular is because your chance of winning is higher than with other online card games: the house advantage is only around 1.2% so you have a higher likelihood of success.

Black Jack

Black Jack is sometimes known as '21s', as the aim of the game is to reach this number with your cards or get a higher number than the dealer: just don't go over 21, or you will go 'bust'. Out of any online casino card game you can choose to play, Black Jack is by far the simplest. Just keep turning cards until your figure is as close to 21 as possible: the strategic element is in choosing when to stop turning over cards and accept the number you have.

There are great payouts to be had when you choose to play Black Jack, and you can also learn to play the game strategically, helping you to increase the chances of success.

All three are great card games, both online and offline, and all three are also wonderfully accessible. They're easy to learn and great fun: which game would be your first choice?