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marcumx
Rock Star
Silver Level
i too wished more sites, especially for us in the U.S. would offer more poker games. i love omaha and have been trying my luck at stud in the play money tables
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
My preferred game is Horse. I tolerate NLHE fairly well, but if it didn't exist, it wouldn't make me invent it.
Merge offers the best non HE games. Bovada does pretty well. Early last year we players could even create private games at Merge. I am not sure that option still exists.
When I bust out of a local live tourney I often sit at a Stud 8 table for a few hours, maybe O8, never a HE table.
For the most part, all table games in casino's in California are limit games.
Merge offers the best non HE games. Bovada does pretty well. Early last year we players could even create private games at Merge. I am not sure that option still exists.
When I bust out of a local live tourney I often sit at a Stud 8 table for a few hours, maybe O8, never a HE table.
For the most part, all table games in casino's in California are limit games.
AlfieAA
Legend
Silver Level
Well to be honest I get bored when I play the other games, I don't mind playing stud, omaha, razz, badugi in home games as it adds fun to it when you are not playing seriously. HORSE is fun when you playing with friends.
As for tournament play and trying to cash, I don't want to play for 3 hours if I get bored because I will play bad if I am bored and I would quit poker!! I love hold'em it is my favourite game and I never get bored of it. I get very destructive when I am bored
oh do you now
, you would be great if i was single haha
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Novify
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hi! As you can see from the previous posts, a lot of people play in almost all varieties of poker! Why Hold'em was the most popular? I think that most likely, because of its simplicity! People tend to choose the easiest path in life. Personally, I love pot-limit Omaha, but according to statistics, play it less often than in Texas Hold'em! Because that would be a professional in Omaha, you need to hone their skills in Texas Hold'em!
Aces2w1n
Legend
Silver Level
Holdem should remain the main focus... We shift players here and there, then you'll start getting traffic shortages... The way things are now are great, lets keep it that way.
I just wish they lifted the ban of online poker at the states. Would make for much softer games.
I just wish they lifted the ban of online poker at the states. Would make for much softer games.
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
Pure poker??? Get real!
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Fanch
Rock Star
Silver Level
Based on my experience, Hold 'em is the big game for several reasons. Availability. Tv Coverage. Strategy, and critical material online, and in book form. Although several years ago, the other games seemed much softer, and exploitable, they seem to have tightened a bit. However, one of the biggest advantages of non-holdem games in my opinion remains the same as when online poker first got going, and that is, it seems more difficult to bluff or be bluffed in non holdem games, therefore giving advantage to abc play, and starting hand selection over psychology, and reading abilities. Best wishes!
vinylspiros
PIRANHA-------->< (((º>
Silver Level
because most people dont know how to play other forms of poker. and if someone decides to go play PLO,they will get slaughtered when they find out their flush is no good,or their straight is no good.
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
Sorry, but to be considered poker the game must include the hand rankings we normally consider poker hands. Which means RAZZ is not poker. If we include any card based betting game, bridge could be considered poker.
If we want to get picky, 5 card stud would be the purest form of poker.
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
JusSumguy
Chipmonger
Silver Level
bullishwwd
Legend
Loyaler
Exactly this...and, many many more NLH games available without having to wait.
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
I can't remember very well, and haven't played it for 40 years at least, but one of the kitchen table games we used to play was 7 card roll'em. Might have been called No See'em.
Each dealt 7 down cards, and (2 variations) then each would roll one card, and a betting round ensues. The variations would be, each player gets to decide the order of the cards they roll, meaning they looked at their cards and made that decision, and the blind version, where each player sees his cards for the first time when everyone sees them.
When I think about it, the first version (I get to decide what card to roll, and when to roll it) would clearly be the purest form of poker. Also the most devious, perverted form of manipulative poker ever conceived. I don't remember if we played it Hi/Lo but boy would that game be a kick in the ass!
Each dealt 7 down cards, and (2 variations) then each would roll one card, and a betting round ensues. The variations would be, each player gets to decide the order of the cards they roll, meaning they looked at their cards and made that decision, and the blind version, where each player sees his cards for the first time when everyone sees them.
When I think about it, the first version (I get to decide what card to roll, and when to roll it) would clearly be the purest form of poker. Also the most devious, perverted form of manipulative poker ever conceived. I don't remember if we played it Hi/Lo but boy would that game be a kick in the ass!
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smidjet
Rock Star
Silver Level
what does it matter if you consider it pure or not all poker requires some sort of skill and certain amounts of luck and personally i play all forms of poker , enjoy them all and try to have fun when playing which i consider a very important part of winning poker, to have fun
snklzona
Rock Star
Silver Level
I absolutely love this game and wish that more people felt the same...I am playing quite a bit of PLO and recently started playing PLO8 but this game is extremely danerous to the BR...horse is fun but once again to have quality tourneys you must have a decent player pool...