Ride the H.O.R.S.E to improve your game

H.O.R.S.E is one of those poker games that at first seems like a very ungainly beast, but the longer you spend in its presence the more interesting and enticing it becomes.

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Before long you have been suckered up into the saddle and then taken for the ride of your life. But don't feel bad if you took a nasty spill while playing HORSE; in fact, you should get back in the saddle as soon as possible, and you will find your regular game improving if you do.

HORSE is one of those multi-style poker games that brings the requirement for a broad range of strategy and the mental flexibility to employ it to the table. HORSE is an acronym that stands for Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Omaha Eight or Better. This means you have to know how to play five different kinds of poker to play HORSE.

The trick is, you don't have to be an EXPERT at five kinds of poker to play. If Hold'em is your best game - and lets face it, that is probably the fact for most poker players - then there is a simply technique to use to hold your own while you learn the rest.

The game progresses in rounds; first round is H, the next round is O, etc. If H is your game, then play strong and aggressive, trying to amass some chips. If you are weak at O, then play tight and patient, trying not to lose many chips. Along the way you will be observing the rest of the players who are strong at O and getting better.

Playing HORSE forces your brain to wake up and pay attention, thinking in new ways. This will help you be more flexible and adaptable when you go back to playing Hold'em.

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