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Hey i was wording if you guys could show me how to play horse i have been watching it on espn .com but i cant figureout how to play. plz help me
 
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Learn to play Holdem, Omaha, Razz & Stud. If you really needed to ask this question though, you're not ready for Horse. Stick with trying to learn all the games individually, once you've got them all down, then try Horse.
 
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Work on all ofthem individually then put them together, maybe play HOE, OE, or SHOE. Trick to HORSE is knowing which games you are better at and where your opponents strengths/weaknesses lie as well. You don't need to be great at every game, but trying to bluff a guy who's stud strategy is to be a calling station won't work. Be smart and take advantage of players playing in weak games for them.
 
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Try to learn each game individually and play tournaments based on them. Once you finish in the money in each game tournament only then should you move on to HORSE. ;)

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HORSE is an acroynm for 5 different types of poker.. the game is played in which it rotates usually every 8 or 10 hands to the next type of poker

H- Pot Limit Hold'em
O- Omaha Hi
R- Razz
S- Stud Hi
E- Stud 8 or Better .. Stud H/L

in order to play it or be good at it you need to be a well rounded poker player who is good at each of the games.. this is why the pros really regard horse as the ultimate proving ground
 
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Hey i was wording if you guys could show me how do you play horse

Vewy cawefuwwy...

I worked with horses a lot. There's 2 kinds of horse people: Them that's been hurt and them what's gonna get hurt. Ouch!

More seriously, a good HORSE player can handle most major varieties of poker, and that is something a serious player should want to do.
 
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Need to keep in mind that in online hores games blinds get out of hand very quickly.
 
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Razz

I played HORSE for the first time and I have a question about razz, if you have A 2 3 4 5 all of the same suit do you still have the best hand or not because you have a flush ?
 
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I played HORSE for the first time and I have a question about razz, if you have A 2 3 4 5 all of the same suit do you still have the best hand or not because you have a flush ?
In razz that wheel will win, A is lo and hi hands dont count; in OHL or stud HL WHEEEEE you got nuts both ways, in triple draw you are dead dead dead, hi hands count against you, also BTW As are high in triple draw (not a HORSE game but anyway).
 
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in triple draw you are dead dead dead, hi hands count against you, also BTW As are high in triple draw (not a HORSE game but anyway).
2-7 triple draw. A-5, you still have the nuts.
 
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Don't play unless you can master the games, also pay attention to which of the 3 stud games you are playing.
 
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In razz that wheel will win, A is lo and hi hands dont count; in OHL or stud HL WHEEEEE you got nuts both ways, in triple draw you are dead dead dead, hi hands count against you, also BTW As are high in triple draw (not a HORSE game but anyway).

Ty for the info man, by the way I folded that hand in a horse FR because I thought I had a straight flush. How many points would I get for that one on the donk-scale ?:D
 
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That's what I said....

Suspect you've been misunderstood - dunno how many people know about ace-to-five lowball these days :p

As for the OP... is there a particular reason you want to play HORSE? I ask only because it can be a real bankroll killer if you're weak at a few of the games - and if you're used to NLHE, keep in mind that you could even be weak at the hold 'em part of HORSE.

The above advice is basically sound though, if you've got your heart set on learning to play it then learn each of the games one by one and go from there. If you're good at most of the games and you're playing against weak opponents you'll probably be OK. In my experience Razz and Stud8 are the games people play the worst, so it's probably worth putting some extra time into those.
 
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In my experience Razz and Stud8 are the games people play the worst, so it's probably worth putting some extra time into those.
Werd, stud8 in low limit horse games is a gold mine.
 
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Ty for the info man, by the way I folded that hand in a horse FR because I thought I had a straight flush. How many points would I get for that one on the donk-scale ?:D

Thats a gem, and you can have as many donk-points as you want!:D

But seems like 666 might be appropriate;)
 
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Suspect you've been misunderstood - dunno how many people know about ace-to-five lowball these days :p
Ahhh, yeah misunderstood the post, thought he was saying A-5 was the nuts in 2-7TD. Never played A-5 lowball.
 
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Ahhh, yeah misunderstood the post, thought he was saying A-5 was the nuts in 2-7TD. Never played A-5 lowball.

Few have, I suspect - I know I never have. Hell, you're more likely to find a Badugi game these days :D
 
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While we're on the subject, are there any sites that have tables with more games than HORSE? I'd like to see a rotation with the regular horse games, but like pineapple, 2-7 triple draw, maybe some other games in it. I get bored just playing the usual suspects.
 
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I know stars runs "8-Game" tables. Consists of Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Hold'em, Limit Omaha H/L, Limit Razz, Limit Stud, Limit Stud H/L, No Limit Hold'em, and Pot Limit Omaha High. 6 hands are played from each game, in rotation.
 
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*Getting way off the OP topic, apologies*

Does Stars offer NL deuce-seven single draw, or only limit triple draw?

I've really gotta sign up there some time soon and find out for myself, but y'know, haven't got around to it yet :p
 
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Does Stars offer NL deuce-seven single draw, or only limit triple draw?
They have Limit Single Draw ($.50/$1 Only), they only have NL single draw in playchips for some reason. They have Triple Draw in NL, FL, & PL with stakes starting at $.10/$.20 & going up to $1k/$2K.
 
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They have Limit Single Draw ($.50/$1 Only), they only have NL single draw in playchips for some reason. They have Triple Draw in NL, FL, & PL with stakes starting at $.10/$.20 & going up to $1k/$2K.

:eek:

Wow - weird. I don't get to play much single draw, but I'd always figured the no-limit aspect was kinda central to it. I mean, there's no community cards, no up cards and only one draw, you kinda need variable bet sizing to introduce a little more information into the game.
 
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Horse is awesome...it gives you a chance to play other games...sometimes just holdem gets a little old...dont get me wrong it is still awesome but it is good sometimes to have a change for once...HORSE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!
 
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