HORSE Tournaments

HORSE tournaments are poker tournaments which require you to play five different types of poker: Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Seven Card Stud and Eight or Better (otherwise known as Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo). These online poker tournaments are popular but challenging, so it is a good idea to prepare yourself properly if you want to participate.

HORSE tournaments are growing in popularity for a number of reasons. The main one is that they keep things interesting – switching from Hold’em to Omaha and on through the other variations of poker means that you won’t have time to get bored. HORSE tournaments also give you a chance to develop your skills in several games within the same session. And as if that wasn’t enough, they allow you to make money, just like any other online poker tourney.

Of course, you need to be able to play all five types of poker fairly well if you want to stand a chance of winning. Our first piece of advice is therefore to spend some time playing each game separately, focusing mainly on games that you are least familiar with. For example, if you have never played Razz before, spend a few weeks getting up to speed before you think about playing in a HORSE event.

When you have got to grips with each game separately, a good next step is to try your hand at mixed games that combine just a few of the types included in a full HORSE game. For example, you could play in a HOSE game (Hold’em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud and Eight or Better) or in a HA game (Hold’em and Omaha Hi). This will enable you to get used to switching disciplines regularly.

As when playing any other type of poker game that may be new to you, choose your games carefully. Start by playing for small stakes in small tournaments. Sit and go tourneys are a great place to break yourself in as a HORSE player before you progress onto multi table tournaments.

Our final piece of advice is to have fun. Playing in HORSE tournaments can be very satisfying in their own right, so you should make sure you enjoy your involvement as well as invest the effort and self-discipline required to become a star player. And if you have trouble finding HORSE games, you don’t need to look any further than Full Tilt Poker – one of the best online poker sites around for HORSE tournaments.