Flash games are games that you can play instantly on your computer, right from your web browser, without any annoying wait for the game to load and without having to download any software. This is great for poker players who want to jump into a quick, fun game without any waiting. There are plenty of Flash poker games out there on the Internet, and you can enjoy any or all of them.

TBS “Very Funny” Texas Hold’em

One Flash poker option is TBS Very Funny Texas Hold’em, available at the TBS website. There is nothing inherently funny about this version of Texas hold’em, “very funny” is just the TBS company tag line. However, you can play a decent game of fun poker on this site.

How to Play Flash “Very Funny” Texas Hold’em Poker

TBS Very Funny Texas Hold’em sets you up in a mini online Texas holdem tournament with four opponents, who are based on characters that may appear on TBS sitcoms. Before the game begins, you get a little background on each player, which presumably is meant to help you understand a little bit about their playing styles, although it is not clear how accurate these biographies are with respect to how the opponents play.

After that, the game begins. It’s tournament style, with each player getting $50,000 chips to begin with, and blinds of 500 and 1000 with an ante of 250. Play proceeds around the table in turn just like a real tournament. Player actions appear in “funny” cartoon dialogue bubbles, and when it gets to you, you are given the option to call, raise an amount of your choosing, go all in or fold. Some opponents can be bluffed under the right circumstances, but they can also get aggressive and re-raise you, even if their hand is weak, so you can actually get a fairly challenging poker tournament in.

Drawbacks to TBS Very Funny Texas Hold’em Flash Poker

There are a few slightly annoying aspects of the game; in between each hand a big TBS Very Funny logo fills the screen, and players an irritating habit of saying “I call (X amount)…and raise…(X amount), despite the fact that this is illegal in most poker play (announcing an intention to call precludes your ability to raise, you must say “I raise” or “I call” but not both). But all in all for a Flash game this is a pretty good Texas hold’em simulation.