H.O.R.S.E. Handicapping
A H.O.R.S.E. Is, of course … hold'em (H), Omaha eight-or-better (O), razz (R), seven-card stud (S), and stud eight-or-better (E).
During the 2006 World Series of Poker's inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, Card Player talked to a handful of pros to find out which game they planned to ride to victory, and which one they wished they could just put out to pasture.
During the 2006 World Series of Poker's inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, Card Player talked to a handful of pros to find out which game they planned to ride to victory, and which one they wished they could just put out to pasture.
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Phil Ivey: Favorite - We play that game [H.O.R.S.E.] every day at The Venetian and Bellagio, with about six or seven more games. So, I feel comfortable with every game. |
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David Singer: Favorite - The stud games. I think I play stud and razz much better than the average person I've played against. Least Favorite - Limit hold'em. You can't make any moves, and everyone plays it fairly well. |
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T.J. Cloutier: Favorite - Any no-limit games. Least Favorite - I hate razz, even though I won a world championship in it. And I don't like to play split-pot games, even though I won the world championship in Omaha eight-or-better. My worst game is stud eight-or-better, but that's just because I don't play it a lot. |
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Greg Raymer: Favorite - My best game by far is stud eight-or-better. I know how to value high-low hands more accurately than my opponents do. |
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Erick Lindgren: Favorite - My favorite is the one they like the least. So, I like razz, Omaha, and stud. Whatever they don't like are the games I want to play the most. |
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Dewey Tomko: Favorite - I see some bad things happen in razz, so I like it when razz comes around. It's not my favorite game, but I wish we were playing razz the whole time. |
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Daniel Negreanu: Favorite - Stud eight-or-better is my best game, period. I don't think a lot of people know that. Least Favorite - Eighthanded razz is pretty boring - unless we have some real bad players. |
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Gavin Smith: Favorite - I don't really like any of them all that much. I guess my favorite would be Omaha eight-or-better and stud eight-or-better. Least Favorite - Stud high. But basically I'm hoping to make my way through these games and get to that final table and no-limit hold'em. |
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Jim Bechtel: Favorite - I like razz because there was a lot of players playing razz who had never played it before. It was probably the most beneficial game. |
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David Oppenheim: Favorite - Razz, because my opponents don't like it and don't play it very well. Least Favorite - Stud eight-or-better, because it's a game I don't like too much. |
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Patrik Antonius: Favorite - Limit hold'em and Omaha eight-or-better are my two strongest games from this field. |
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Andy Bloch: Favorite - Omaha or high-low stud. I like them because of the extra high-low dimension. |
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David Williams: Favorite - Stud, because I guess that's the game I'm best at. Least Favorite - Omaha eight-or-better, because I guess I'm not as good at that as the other games. |
