How To Play
H.O.R.S.E.
Horse poker is actually a game
that consists of several different poker games.
The poker games that you play in Horse poker are
represented in the letters of H.O.R.S.E.
The different poker games in
H.O.R.S.E. are:
H:
Texas Hold 'em Poker
O: Omaha Hi Lo
(Eights or better)
R:
Razz S:
Seven card Stud E:
Seven card stud Hi Lo (Eight or better)
The poker games in H.O.R.S.E. are all played in
the order of the letters of their name. When you
play a mixed poker game like H.O.R.S.E. in
tournament play, the game type changes every
time the blinds are increased. When playing a
mixed poker game like H.O.R.S.E. in ring games
the game type usually changes every eight hands.
Each poker room may have a slightly different
rule for how often they change the game type.
There are many different
variations of H.O.R.S.E poker. A couple of the
most popular variations are H.O.S.E, and
S.H.O.E.
What makes mixed poker games
like H.O.R.S.E. so popular is the variety of
games and strategy that is needed for each game.
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