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Originally Posted by BigBlue  I think I'd like to give HORSE another shot. We played in once a couple of years ago, and I didn't really know the rules/structures.
I'll probably go with nickel, quarter and dollar chips.
I think I can use 25 SB 50-100 limit for H & O
Bring in 10, then 25 - 50 for R, S and E.
Does anyone play HORSE at home? What are your relative blinds/limits?
I want to keep all games fixed limit and similar stakes.
I figure we'll deal a round of each game and then change. No sense working with timed limits for a cash game.
Thoughts? |
For micro-limit HORSE cash games, we usually go with (RSE) 5˘ ante, 10˘ bring-in, 25˘ on 3rd-4th streets (assuming no one pairs their door card in S or E), 50˘ on 5th-6th streets, and $1 bets on the river (house rule; stick with 50˘ if you prefer). For HO, we go with 25˘ SB, 50˘ BB / pre-flop/post-flop, with $1 bets on the turn and river.
More details regarding the stud components can be found here:
http://individual.utoronto.ca/jdunford/Samurai_Stud.pdf
We use chips with 5˘, 25˘, $1, and $5 denominations (and $20s for re-loads, as necessary... depending how long we play). Since it's fixed limit, the buy-in doesn't really matter, but most get $20 - $40 in chips. Starting stacks are:
15 × 5˘
13 × 25˘
11 × $1
1-5 × $5
For a full 8-player table, you'll need approximately:
120 × 5˘
120 × 25˘
120 × $1
40-100 × $5
some $20s or $25s just in case
If you have more low-denom chips (at least 160 of each of 5˘ and 25˘) or less players, then you could hand out 20 of each of those denominations (and maybe 14 × $1), which would be ideal... but we get by ok with 120 of each.
