I beg your pardon. I see Stud hi-lo/8 was the other game you mentioned in your _Dragon_ autobio. Jerry Friedman --- skzb <skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > 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? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html