Omaha, whether played straight high or high-low, is an evil abomination and should be destroyed, along with all of it's offspring. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Friedman" <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> To: "Dragaera" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Sethra Lavode Afterword Query - No Spoilers > --- 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 >