ibuddy 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Curious to see the results of this poll so please post so we can compare. I notice most of the pros on fulltiltpoker are playing omaha rather then hold em. Link to post Share on other sites
speedz99 145 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 god i hope not. i took up omaha to get away from the hold em sheep. Link to post Share on other sites
Teffy 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Omaha has always been a hot game. Been playing Omaha longer than hold em. Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Omaha is a riot, but no way will it overtake hold 'emOmaha is a blast though, especially if you play it with a hold em mentality, lol Link to post Share on other sites
terradawg 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 question is a bit vague... Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 69 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The reason omaha is so awesome is because most online players are absolutely terrible at it, even to the point of not knowing the rules in some cases. Link to post Share on other sites
ROGUE06 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Omaha keeps getting more and more popular but is still nowhere close to NLH. Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierAlum 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Omaha is a great cash game, but not the best tournament game. PLO is best played super deep stacked, which is really hard to do in a tournament setting.Its no suprise the pros are playing every cash game BUT Holdem. Who wants to play NLHE tournaments 12 months out of the year and then go sit in a Holdem cash game? Also, its general knowledge that Omaha is one of the biggest "action" games out there. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Omaha is better, but is more complicated and is rarely played as a no limit game. Everyone wants to think less and go all in so I'd be suprised if omaha ever passes hold'em. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 69 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Omaha is a great cash game, but not the best tournament game. PLO is best played super deep stacked, which is really hard to do in a tournament setting.Its no suprise the pros are playing every cash game BUT Holdem. Who wants to play NLHE tournaments 12 months out of the year and then go sit in a Holdem cash game? Also, its general knowledge that Omaha is one of the biggest "action" games out there.The PLO tournies on Stars are soffffffffffffffffffffffffffft. Link to post Share on other sites
Money022 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The reason omaha is so awesome is because most online players are absolutely terrible at it, even to the point of not knowing the rules in some cases.Yeah, figured that one out when I thought I had the nuts but was only factoring in 1 of my 4 hole cards. Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierAlum 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 The PLO tournies on Stars are soffffffffffffffffffffffffffft.Yes but they need to implement some higher buy-in rebuys. A nighty 22, 33, or 55r would be awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 69 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Yes but they need to implement some higher buy-in rebuys. A nighty 22, 33, or 55r would be awesome.Your bankroll is bigger than mine, but I sure wish they had the $10 PLO rebuy every night. Link to post Share on other sites
TheMick 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Maybe in a pros world, Omaha would be king. But considering just the sheer popularity of Texas Hold 'Em, I really doubt it will catch on to the majorty of amatuers. I think back to Mike Caro, when he said "One thing poker players hate is change". Although he was refering to the introudction of 4 color decks, I think it also applies. You go to a home game at a bar, replace NLH with Omaha, you'll have a riot. It's much to complicated for non-regular players. Then again, for a while 5 card draw and stud were the games of choice, these days, pfft. I think I've done 5 card stud once, and I wasn't even sure about the rules. As far draw...eh.So, who knows. Personally, I think as long as the WSOP Main Event is decided by Hold 'Em, and with all the TV shows, the sole exception being a couple on ESPN being Hold 'Em, Omaha can't overtake it. Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 10 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 10 years ago you could not find hold em in a card room it was Omaha, Omaha8/b(most often) and stud. Holdem was a very select game and was almost dead in card rooms. Link to post Share on other sites
JeremyG 0 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 It's not going to "take out" holdem but I can already tell it's getting a lot more popular. Our cash games at our house are almost always requested to be Omaha.It's more action but more that that it's a lot more skill, and we LOVe to play Omaha with hold'em players. Link to post Share on other sites
JackArnal 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 PLO is the balls. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 PLO is the balls.So what are you saying? You love it? Link to post Share on other sites
JackArnal 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 So what are you saying? You love it?Mostly around my chin. I mean your chin..er...dammit! Link to post Share on other sites
sdnuol 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 omaha is clearly the number 2 game but i see razz and horse becoming just as popular soon. Link to post Share on other sites
Teffy 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 omaha is clearly the number 2 game but i see razz and horse becoming just as popular soon.Razz??? your joking right?Also, HORSE is not a game. it's a combination of different games, a structure if you will... It bothers me when people refer to HORSE as game. Link to post Share on other sites
gkunit20 1 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 O8 is clearly the best game there is. But I hope it doesn't get huge, or else I'll have to find a new game. Link to post Share on other sites
socalpoker_j 1 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 People love saying, "All in" too much... I don't know if "Pot or Re-pot" would catch on as household terms. Link to post Share on other sites
jbage007 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Omaha keeps getting more and more popular but is still nowhere close to NLH.What the hell is NLH??No Limit WHAT? It's called TEXAS HOLD 'EM folks.Omaha can be played NL too ya know. Link to post Share on other sites
Teffy 0 Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 What the hell is NLH??No Limit WHAT? It's called TEXAS HOLD 'EM folks.Omaha can be played NL too ya know.Hmmm, NLH(old em)??I hope you were joking. Its not hard to figure out what the H stands for.Also, NL Omaha is ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
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