11/03/2008 HORSE: What is it?
 

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If you ever come across a game called HORSE it does not refer to the competitive basketball game, but rather a competitive gambling game that includes five different forms of poker. Hold'em, Omaha high-low, Razz (Seven card stud low), Stud (Seven card stud high) and Eight-or-better (Seven card stud high-low) are the games a player competes in.

There is a reason people play Horse it helps you become a stronger poker player. To know and understand how to play different forms of poker can improve your game. You can use strategies you have learned in one game and apply it to another. A lot of poker players get frustrated playing just one version poker because it starts to feel repetitive. It is the equivalent to working in a cubicle for some, the game becomes taxing and stressful which in turn probably makes you lose more often. Plus a new game could change a player’s attitude into feeling fresh and lucky again.

In 2006 the World Series of Poker added Horse as a $50,000 buy in. There is now a World Horse Championship online and it is played annually. They also offer a version called HOSE which excludes Razz from the popular collection of games. Some say HORSE will become the main event at the World Series of Poker. That is how fast it is growing.

It is highly advised to take the time to play HORSE. It will make everyone who plays a stronger poker player and will give you a great chance to make some extra cash.
 

 

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