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What are the rules for a H.O.R.S.E. poker tournament?
I am interested in playing a H.O.R.S.E. tournament with some friends. I know that stands for Hold 'Em, Omaha, Razz, Seven Stud and Seven Stud Eight-or-Better, but... 1) What order are the games played in? 2) What are the appropriate ante/blinds to keep the games even?
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- first of all, i am glad to see that some players in the world are not hold'em obsessed and want to learn to play some different games 1) the games are played in the order they are read: limit hold'em, then omaha 8, razz, stud, and stud 8 2) you shouldn't go by the blinds and antes because you are playing different varieties of games, instead use the limits as your guide...the limits should go up after switcing every GAME TYPE, not every GAME...that means you should play the limit hold'em and omaha 8, then the limits should increase before you play the razz, stud, and stud 8, and then the limits should increase again before the limit hold'em and omaha 8, and the cycle continues to make it simpler, you should increase the limits every time you switch from a flop game to a stud game, and vice versa edit: the limits are the amounts in which you can bet and raise, and there is a smaller limit and a bigger limit which is twice the smaller...in flop games, the smaller limit is played before the flop and on it, and the bigger limit on the turn and river, and the big blind is equal to the smaller limit...in stud games the smaller limit is played on third and fourth streets, and the bigger limit on fifth, sixth, and seventh streets, and the smaller limit is usually around twice the size of the bring-in
- "2) you shouldn't go by the blinds and antes because you are playing different varieties of games, instead use the limits as your guide...the limits should go up after switcing every GAME TYPE, not every GAME...that means you should play the limit hold'em and omaha 8, then the limits should increase before you play the razz, stud, and stud 8, and then the limits should increase again before the limit hold'em and omaha 8, and the cycle continues". This is not correct. In a HORSE tournament, you do increase limits after every game type, but each game is a "game type". You'll want to increase the limits after hold'em, after Omaha Hi/Lo, after Razz, etc. You can find a good HORSE structure at Pokerstars.com, or here: http://www.binions.com/gaming/poker_class_pdfs/event09.pdf
