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10-03-2006, 10:25 AM
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Can someone please enlighten me? What is this HORSE game I keep hearing about? Can someone either provide me with a link to the rules of this game, or give a brief synopsis? Thanks. |
10-03-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jdunford Can someone please enlighten me? What is this HORSE game I keep hearing about? Can someone either provide me with a link to the rules of this game, or give a brief synopsis? Thanks. | Hold'em Limit
Omaha High Low
Razz
Stud
Eight or Better Stud
Each game is given a blind level, when the blinds go up, the game changes.
~dustin |
10-03-2006, 10:40 AM
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HORSE is an acronym typically used to describe a tournament in which the following five games are played in rotation:
H = Holdem
O = Omaha (usually Omaha high-low with low needing to be 8 or lower, but sometimes Omaha high-only)
R = Razz (seven card stud played for low only, A2345 is the lowest hand, but no qualifier for low)
S = Seven card stud, high only
E = Seven card stud high-low, eight or better to qualify (the "E" comes from "eight")
In a HORSE tournament these games are rotated, usually based on number of minutes per level, and are typically played as limit games (rather than pot-limit or no-limit) except for the Holdem leg, which is sometimes played as no-limit.
Make sense? |
10-03-2006, 10:54 AM
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Got it. Thanks.
For the stud games, does everyone post antes (like normal), or is a small/big blind used (as in hold'em)?
And for "E", you need an 8 or lower for the low-hand (a pair disqualifies the hand, but straights and flushes are ignored)?
Last edited by jdunford : 10-04-2006 at 12:32 PM.
Reason: clarified the question
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10-03-2006, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jdunford Got it. Thanks.
For the stud games, does everyone post antes (like normal), or is a small/big blind used (as in hold'em)?
And for "E", you need an 8 or higher to qualify for the high-hand, and and 8 or lower for the low-hand? | all the games have the regular corresponding blinds/antes/bring-ins, but there is no qualifier for the high hand, i.e. a2345 could be the high hand for the "e"...
hk |
10-03-2006, 11:40 AM
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Darn you -- darn you to heck!
Just as I find out my "regular" poke game has collapsed, you post about playing HORSE in yours... I'm so envious, especially since I was going to try and bring that in to our home game! 
Good luck with that, sir... maybe we'll have it at the Ontario meet (should we ever get together to have one  )... |
10-03-2006, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by MacGrad Darn you -- darn you to heck!
Just as I find out my "regular" poke game has collapsed, you post about playing HORSE in yours... I'm so envious, especially since I was going to try and bring that in to our home game!
Good luck with that, sir... maybe we'll have it at the Ontario meet (should we ever get together to have one )... | Didn't mean to step on your toes... 
LOL. Well, if it's any consilation, I haven't ever played HORSE... I read about it here on CT and just found out what it stood for a few hours ago! |
10-03-2006, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MacGrad Darn you -- darn you to heck!
Just as I find out my "regular" poke game has collapsed, you post about playing HORSE in yours... | I sympathize. My regular game broke up over the summer. Working on building a new one (maybe this weekend) |
10-03-2006, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jambine I sympathize. My regular game broke up over the summer. Working on building a new one (maybe this weekend) | Actually, my regular game broke up as well, but I've established a "league" at work (40+ members, although it's rare to get more than 12 to show up on a given night) and, from the old regular game's ashes, plus some members from the league, I have a new home game group that play every 4 weeks at my place and at another guy's place (offset by 2 weeks)... Just NLHE so far, but some players have been looking for variety...
HORSE might be a jump for this new group at this point, but I could see a night of each of these games (O-R-S-E) over the next few months, and then maybe a HORSE night in the spring or something. |
10-03-2006, 05:20 PM
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horse is fun to play, if the players in your game have the aptitude to switch from one to the next. otherwise its a suckout, chaser donk fest. |
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