We have certainly come a long way from the times when mobiles were meant only for chatting and sending or receiving SMS. These days you can download such cool games on your mobiles that you may be tempted to consider playing games as your phone's main functionality. There is no end to the gaming choices for both Java and BREW-enabled phones, but with prices ranging in the vicinity of few hundred rupees a pop, downloading new games can be a pricey affair.

Here is a list of top poker titles that you may like to check out, whether you are a serious gamer or simply looking for a way to pass time.

WordKing Poker

This awesome game allows you to play poker with scrabble pieces. Sounds interesting, huh! Expect all twists and turns in this game to be brilliantly executed and the best thing is that you don't need great reflexes to be the top scorer in this game. Most J2ME and BREW-enabled phones can play this game.

Sexy Poker 2006

If you want to bedazzle yourself while on the move, you need to have Sexy Poker 2006 in your mobile phone. This is a game populated with six sexy nymphets so confident that they will bet their clothes on every game you choose to play. You usually get to choose from three exciting games: 5-card draw poker, video poker, or blackjack. In order to win, you have to crush the challenges accruing from different playing styles - some may play the best hand possible, while others may be more likely to bluff, just like human opponents. The sound effects and facial animations are of near perfect quality. The lavish playing environment and the realistic dialogue make Sexy Poker 2006 the most realistic and erotic poker game in the market today. The game also features a Photo gallery, which enables you to quickly access all of the images you have unlocked so far.

Aces Texas Hold’em

With this new software you can turn your mobile or your palm top into a virtual casino. It allows you to play up to 22 opponents at the same time and go ‘All-in’ or bet any amount you want! Incredible hi-resolution graphics including portrait and landscape options will entice you to continue playing. However, you still need to play your best game as you go against the players in Aces Texas Hold'em™. It is not without reason that this software has been described as having the best AI of any Texas Hold'em poker game available.

With state of the art human-like instincts your opponents bluff like the real deal. You can dial up your opponent’s skill level to see how good a player you can be. Purchases are by the platform, depending on whether you are buying the software for your Palmtop, for your Blackberry handsets, your Pocket PC, Microsoft Smart phone, or your general Mobile Phones. Even though the game is easy to learn it has been thought of as one of the toughest to master with its ensemble of unlimited betting and shared cards.

Price - $7.99

ThumbPlay

This ThumbPlay software is a rather tepid version of strip poker for cell phones in the United States. There is no nudity on the screen as such; rather it is the potential for nudity that makes it exciting to play this game. The players get pitted against a virtual female opponent, who removes one piece of clothe every time she loses. Only thing is here you will be allowed to cheat. Even a player who loses can pay 99 cents (each time), to be allowed to click a ‘cheat’ button that lets him to buy garments off the virtual opponent. A&T Wireless has been offering the game that can be downloaded using a version of Java for small devices that is available on most cell phones. But other U.S. operators are expected to join the fray soon.

Price - $4

Mforma's World Poker Tour

At Mforma's World Poker Tour: Texas Hold’em the players can get offline and cell network versions of the game of Texas Hold’em. The software is basically a solid poker package and the games have varying types of bet limits (including no limit). Single players are typically pitted against five artificial intelligence-controlled players in an interface modeled after a real-life card table. There is a top-down view of all the players and a camera that pans back and forth from one end of the table to the other, depending on whose turn it is.

Before beginning to play the game, you can go into the options menu and select ‘details,’ which incorporates customizations for your personal profile - whether you want players to be eliminated or not, and what you want the bet limits and blinds to be. The game progresses at a fast enough pace to keep you hooked and if you are new to Texas Hold’em, you can get tips from the main menu screen, and the game will familiarize you with poker lingo for all of the different pocket combinations.

Price - $5.99