HORSE at the Horseshoe
On Wednesdays and Fridays, there is a $40-$80 HORSE (Holdem, Omaha hi/lo, Razz, Stud, Stud hi/lo) game at the Horseshoe Casino that I like to play. I usually only go once per week, because it oftentimes ends up being close to a 20 hour session and it’s a little exhausting doing that twice per week. I’ve been working hard on my mixed games for the past year, and HORSE is one of my favorite types of poker to play.
Today I lost a little bit, but I’m pretty happy with the result considering how few good hands I was dealt. In games like no limit holdem, sometimes you’re able to manufacture wins even if you aren’t dealt good hands, but in limit games when you aren’t getting good hands you just have to control the damage as best you can. I think I played well considering the circumstances.
Below is a write-up of one particularly interesting stud hi/lo hand that I played today that I’ve been thinking about a lot. (There is a fair amount of poker jargon in this post, so I apologize if it’s difficult to understand for non-poker players)
