Other forms of poker

Grimstar30

I was reading a poker magazine the other day and noted that lots of the WSOP bracelets are won in games such as Stud and Omaha, with some of these tournaments only having fields of a few hundred. So surely it would be a good idea to become skilled at these games, this could give you a much better chance of being a world champ!

Any thoughts people?

unknown_username

I particularly enjoy Omaha and Stud and they are not difficult to pick up. Tournaments tend to be small fields online and are cheap enough to enter whilst you go through the learning curve. But there are some very very good Omaha and Stud specialists out there. Both are great games............give it a try.

If you are just starting out avoid Hi Low Omaha initially as this will probably only confuse you.

Sky_Dave

Grim,

It's a good thought and for the masses well worth investigation. Some of them are also a lot of fun! The one thing you do find is that these games have their resident experts - see Jeff Lisandro's three bracelets this WSOP all coming from Stud games as evidence - but on the whole the playing strength across the general poker playing masses is probably weaker in these games in comparison to Hold'em.

As an aside, the Limit Hold'em tables are still pretty soft nowadays, in my experience. People don't understand the nuances of the Limit version in comparison to No Limit, so if you fancy something a little different, it might be worth a punt. 

GL in whichever you choose!

Dave

unknown_username

IM A STUD PLAYER!!!!!!!

achill

Hi Grimstar.

IMO omaha, omaha hi/lo, stud and draw are all better types of poker than holdem.

Use to play all of them on pokerroom many years ago.

Still hoping sky will introduce one of them someday. There still must be a market for them otherwise the other big poker sites would'nt still run them.

And in answer to your question yes, as these games are normally played on a limit/pot limit basis you take away the all in bet and so need patience/decent gameplan.

Just my opinion.

;-) 

SolarCarro

Hi dave

I play SNG Omaha games and do ok in them, they would suit your game as well, as all the others say, it is better to avoid the HiLo variant and remember to always draw to the nuts in Omaha, the winning hand rankings are far higher!!

Dave

Sky_Dave

In Response to Re: Other forms of poker:

Hi Grimstar. IMO omaha, omaha hi/lo, stud and draw are all better types of poker than holdem. Use to play all of them on pokerroom many years ago. Still hoping sky will introduce one of them someday. There still must be a market for them otherwise the other big poker sites would'nt still run them. And in answer to your question yes, as these games are normally played on a limit/pot limit basis you take away the all in bet and so need patience/decent gameplan. Just my opinion. ;-) 
Posted by achill

Omaha is something I know the Suits at Sky Poker are looking at. As always, we listen to what the players want. It's not something which will turn up in the next day or two, but do keep an eye open - it's on the list.

That's all the information you're getting from me

Grimstar30

In Response to Re: Other forms of poker:

Grim, It's a good thought and for the masses well worth investigation. Some of them are also a lot of fun! The one thing you do find is that these games have their resident experts - see Jeff Lisandro's three bracelets this WSOP all coming from Stud games as evidence - but on the whole the playing strength across the general poker playing masses is probably weaker in these games in comparison to Hold'em. As an aside, the Limit Hold'em tables are still pretty soft nowadays, in my experience. People don't understand the nuances of the Limit version in comparison to No Limit, so if you fancy something a little different, it might be worth a punt.  GL in whichever you choose! Dave
Posted by Sky_Dave

Thanks for the informed reply Dave. I will be looking at starting the Omaha chapter in Supersystem2 soon. Then take a look at stud. I have read Jennifer Harmen's limit chapter - would I be right in saying limit is much more based on the maths?

I also suppose that if you look into the various forms a player may just stumble across a format that suits them. 

Dave

margatemaf

In Response to Other forms of poker:

I was reading a poker magazine the other day and noted that lots of the WSOP bracelets are won in games such as Stud and Omaha, with some of these tournaments only having fields of a few hundred. So surely it would be a good idea to become skilled at these games, this could give you a much better chance of being a world champ! Any thoughts people?
Posted by Grimstar30

i am struggling to get to grips with hold em' let alone other forms of the game lol i will only be a legend in my own world

repton3

PL omaha is great fun.  I've not tried the hi/lo version as yet as I don't think I'd dare even dip a toe in until I got significantly better at the 'regular' variant.  I think Grimstar has a good point in the original post definately.  If you are up against a much smaller player base then it must be easier to get into the big events - although i guess on the flip the hardcore that do play are pobably much more specialised.

I'm not sure what's on offer on other sites in terms of satellites - but if they do exist then surely becoming versed in one of these forms would be a good way to have a shot at winning a big package at some major event (and therefore win a free trip and experience etc, as well as a better chance at being world champion as mentioned above) again as you are not going to have to play through so many competitors.

loonytoons

I dont think that sky has enough players to do other types of poker, it only just gets the players for the current games, if a large proportion went onto other type tables the fields would be even thinner.

DeuceAK_47

In Response to Other forms of poker:

I was reading a poker magazine the other day and noted that lots of the WSOP bracelets are won in games such as Stud and Omaha, with some of these tournaments only having fields of a few hundred. So surely it would be a good idea to become skilled at these games, this could give you a much better chance of being a world champ! Any thoughts people?
Posted by Grimstar30

There is easier money to be made online in other forms of the games like OMAHA but i reckon it would be harder to win a bracelet in those events as they are full with proffesionals and are more deepstacked.
The nl1500 events have really fast structures and are full with bad players so u would at least have a better chance of cashing in one of those.

unknown_username

In Response to Re: Other forms of poker:

I dont think that sky has enough players to do other types of poker, it only just gets the players for the current games, if a large proportion went onto other type tables the fields would be even thinner.
Posted by loonytoons

Good point Looney....we shouldn't rush things. It will come eventually.

And if it's 4 cards per player I'll need a bigger telly. We only just managed to get that nice Mr Churchill's head on ours.