Split Hold'em - PokerStars Latest Game

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Has anyone tried this yet?

It starts like regular nlhe - but you get 2 flops, 2 turns and 2 rivers. You are basically playing for 2 pots.

It would take some time to work out a good strategy - seems you would want to fold a lot when you could only hope for a split pot.

What do you guys think?
 
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I only briefly played this with play money to try it. I thought it was an interesting idea, and had potential, but personally didn't like it. I think you're right about mostly trying to win when you have a shot on both boards - and flipping preflop with pocket pairs two ways becomes a lot more profitable (~25 % to win both, but less than 25% to lose both (once they've hit their draw on one board it's less likely on the other board)).

I like the different odds calculation that has to be carried out, using both boards to work out your odds.
 
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It is an interesting game, but I do not think it has the success expected by pokerstars, the real money player does not like it very much, I think it is a game that requires quick thinking and is not for beginners
 
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I founded it very cool! But every time I try to play I get confused and lose in the end.I think I need some study first.
 
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this split holdem i dont like lol...theres a option too run it twice thats enough for me
 
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Not played, but need to try...
 
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Does anyone else think pokerstars waste too much time developing gimmicky variations?

When i think back to the poker boom and how popular hold em was, to me 1 of the reason it was so popular was due to its simplicity.
 
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I didn't like it. Even at 6 max, it was too slow. I'd rather play zoom. But even then the BOOST poker at BOL/SB is faster than ZOOM, and I can play it with real money.
 
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I think that normal poker is getting smaller every day. This is sad.
 
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I played Split Hold'em for one hour but I did not like it, maybe PokerStars will come up with something new in a Hold'em game or in Omaha!
 
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I played a couple hand of this, I personally don't think it has much potential but you never know. I find it challenging to play so it's a 1 table game in my opinion.
 
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Hmm - will be interesting to see if it sticks around since most people don't seem to like it.
 
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I personally didn't like it much either when i played a couple of hands. But i can imagine that its pretty good to pokerstars. I think many recreational players will like it, its "more fun" on first sight. Do you get raked twice for a hand? I didn't check how it works. Maybe its a really good business model. :)
 
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I played it again yesterday, and my original assessment stands. Too slow. You're (me too) better off playing 2 ZOOM tables.
 
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