Interesting variants

[BobbieAce]

When I play home games with certain friends we often play a variety of different games. Looking to widen our porfolio, i was wondering what ineresting poker varients play themselves and how are they played?

[scrawnybob]

hi

I would suggest that if you can get your mates to learn the other games in HORSE poker as well as holdem - that way if you learn the other variations ... omaha, razz, 7 card stud and 7 card stud 8 or better ...

you and your mates will have learnt some great new games and also the most popular poker variations - if you can master them then you will clean up online as the players in the non holdem games tend to be learning them too ;-)

there are a whole load of variations with crazy rules - but your not likely to find them anywhere else apart from you home game ... and generally they are designed by the gamblers in a group wanting to increase the luck factor and reduce the skill factor

cheers scrawnybob

[manrico86]

we play only texas holdem no limit play with our friends. one time we play omaha but it's a difficult play and we can't enjoy this. in my oppinion the omaha is only good for an online game

[jehawk]

Playing home game is most of the time to have fun with ur friends not a time to win money so playing alot of made up crazy game can be fun Like Indian.

[HomeBrewin]

A game that my father and his friends play in there regular game is called gut. It is a three card game that can get the pretty exciting. There are no straights or flushes in the game, and the best three card hand wins. It starts with everyone ante. Everyone is dealt three cards and in order to play your cards you must match the money in the pot. Then everyone in to this point show down and the winner takes the money. The loser(s) have to match the size of the pot and the cards are redealt (to everyone). This continues until only one player enters into the pot and he wins the money left in the pot from the previous round.

There are tons of variations to this one. You can do a "pass left/right" version, where everyone passes a card to the person next to them. Or a draw version.

Anyways it is a lot of fun to mix up the style of play.

[hojediade]

If you are to learn new poker variants, then i have to agree with SB, as HORSE is a basic for all poker. If you feel like it's too hard to manage, then you should give a try to Omaha hi/lo, where everybody could enjoy easily the game and learn it quick.

[crazyfool]

Try Badugi I think its a fun game. Start with maybe Omaha since its the most similar and can generate some good action.

[wicked663]

hi

there are a whole load of variations with crazy rules - but your not likely to find them anywhere else apart from you home game ... and generally they are designed by the gamblers in a group wanting to increase the luck factor and reduce the skill factor

cheers scrawnybob

LOL...Well said. Those crazy games are what you start playing when you have had too many beers to think about real strategy.

[FCBMaster]

I will learn some new poker variants,but i must play with so many different variants that the player who play against me cant read my head or my game variants.
everone can make his own variants.....but in every variant you must have some luck to win...but some variants are very good to win agist some players!

[GypsyTea]

I will learn some new poker variants,but i must play with so many different variants that the player who play against me cant read my head or my game variants.
everone can make his own variants.....but in every variant you must have some luck to win...but some variants are very good to win agist some players!

???? mrmmm I Raise

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