We took quite a lot of factors in consideration when deciding what games would grab a spot on this list. However, the key thing we considered when analyzing these games is how big of an impact they had on the overall genre. Most of the games that we’ll be mentioning raised the bar for future poker releases to come and this is exactly why they’re on this list.

The following are the poker games that we think managed to take this entire genre to new heights.

1: TexasHoldEm Poker

The original Texas HoldEm Poker by Zynga is probably the very first poker game that pretty much every single person plays when they’re about to get into online poker. The best thing about this game is perhaps the fact that it does an excellent job of executing all the core fundamentals of poker gameplay and, on top of this, it has a variety of other features as well. This was one of the very first poker games to come with full-fledged social features that allowed players to interact with one another during the gameplay and do things like purchase gifts and what not.

2: Teen Patti Gold

The reason Teen Patti Gold was so popular at release was the fact that it brought a refreshing gameplay formula into the mix. There are various differences in the Teen Patti gameplay formula for example the amount of cards that a hand is made up of, the winnings, how much players can bet as well as various other things. Since Teen Patti feature such unique gameplay, a lot of players quickly got addicted to it and, even today, this remains one of the most popular poker games online.

3: Governor of Poker

Governor of Poker started off as a simple and straightforward poker game but, over the years, it has become a full-fledged series. The most recent release, Governor of Poker 3, is without a doubt one of the most addictive poker games out there and this is primarily because of the fact that it has a very unique setting and this setting has been paired with top quality gameplay as well as extremely large payouts.

4: Poker Mafia

Poker Mafia’s popularity and success is mainly because it has a ton of other gameplay features alongside the usual poker stuff. The game actually allows you to build up your own mafia crew and this adds a lot of depth to the gameplay thereby making it significantly more engaging and of course more addicting.

All things considered, the aforementioned poker games are those that, in our opinion, had the biggest impact on this genre and raised the bar for future poker games to come. Needless to say, we recommend trying them out whenever you can because they’re extremely fun to play.