--- Edward Hahn <ehahn at isochronism.com> wrote: > On 9 Apr 2004, at 9:31 PM, Bryan Newell wrote: > > BTW, does anyone know if what the difference is between "Hold 'Em" and > > "Texas Hold 'Em"? I see web pages that use either term > > interchangeably. > > "Omaha Hold 'Em", on the other hand, appears to be a genuine variant. > > Hold 'Em = Texas Hold 'Em > > The version of Omaha that I've played is: > > 1) Each player gets 4 cards rather than 2 face down, > 2) Each player must use *exactly* 2 cards from his hand, and 3 cards > from the up cards on the table. > > There is a hi-lo version of Omaha called Omaha 8. Rules same as above, > except: > a) pot split between the highest hand that stays to the end and the > lowest hand that stays. > - you can go for high and low simultaneously, using different cards > from your hand and the cards on the table Thanks. That's Steven's other favorite game, right? > b) the lowest hand is A-2-3-4-5 (straights and flushes don't count > against you in low) > - in fact, this is usually the highest and lowest hand > simultaneously and is called the wheel. Interesting--in my "Hoyle" (by Frey, Morehead, and Mott-Smith), that hand is called a bicycle. They also mention that in some high-low games, pairs don't necessarily count against you in low, so there's such a thing as "double-ace low". That book was printed in the '70s but probably last revised a decade or two earlier, and it doesn't mention the Hold 'Em games. > c) the highest card in the low hand must be an 8 or lower > c.1) - this means that some fields will be such that there is NO low > hand The things people think of. ... Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html