WSOP Day 22
- Filed under: Tournaments
- Date: Jun 21,2008
It’s now day 22 of the WSOP and today Texas Hold’em is not at the forefront of the WSOP surprisingly, but today the popular games are Omaha, and 7 Card Stud.
Texas Hold’em has been dominating the WSOP in recent days, with the no-limit Hold’em being played frantically yesterday.
So today – to take a break from the all too popular, we’ll take a quick look at Omaha, and see how it differs.
Omaha – being very similar to Texas Hold’em is known as a flop game. There are a number of variations; however the most popular is Omaha High.
Unlike Hold’em, Omaha players are dealt four cards to their hand not two. After this, the betting is identical and the winner is the player who can produce the best five-card hand with THREE of the table cards, and TWO of his own. This is possibly the largest difference, as it makes the game somewhat more calculated and clever than Hold’em, with even professionals needing a longer amount of time to calculate their move.
So that’s Omaha – now let’s take a quick look at 7 card stud. Seven card stud used to be the big name in poker before Texas Hold’em became the popular game it is today. However many people come to poker knowing only Hold’em. So – briefly
Betting is clockwise – and the person with the highest hand starts.
Two cards are dealt face down, one card is dealt face up to each player.
Following this – four cards are dealt face up, and one card is dealt face down.
After the cards are dealt, we reach the showdown.
Later on we’ll go into a little more detail about Omaha, Hold’em and the other forms of poker. Stay tuned for more information, reviews and tips.