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HORSE Poker Strategy

HORSE is a very exciting and strategic mixed poker game. It is also a very tough game, and the reason being is because it has so many different individual poker games included. In a game like HORSE, it helps to be good at all of the variations of games. The better you are at each individual game, the more successful you are going to be. It's such a highly skilled game because there is so much going on. You really need to be able to switch gears quickly. 

For those who do not know what HORSE stands for - each letter stands for a game. There are 5 total letters, which means there are 5 different poker games played. The games are:

There are definitely a lot of stud games in HORSE. You would have to be a pretty talented poker player to master each one of these games. If you play all of them frequently, you will have a big advantage over your competition. It is very common for some players to not even know how to play half of the games. They just figure they will pick it up as they go. Poker is poker right? That is what you want them to think.

Know the Games

In order to be successful and have a good HORSE strategy, you have to truly know the games. You do not even have to be inferior at each game, but by knowing every single one inside and out you are going to have a pretty large advantage. Unless you are playing in the WSOP HORSE Championship where you are playing against HORSE specialists you will have no problem competing with any competition. As mentioned above, a lot of players just simply do not know the rules of some of these games. There is a tremendous amount of patience and discipline involved while playing HORSE. Most people do not have that. They are not educated on how these games should be played and they want to see as many hands as possible.

Patience is the Key

In any poker game you play, patience is one of the most important elements. This holds especially true when you are playing 5 different games in the same game. There is a ton of patience that will be needed to win at HORSE. When you are playing games like Seven Card Stud, you will encounter very long hands and almost every hand will SEEM playable. Nobody enjoys sitting there for several minutes while a hand plays out. Sometimes there are hands that last that long. Hand selection is very important. Picking your spots and playing the right hands can be the difference between winning and losing. It definitely takes a lot of patience to be able to do that.

Taking Advantage of Weak Opponents

In a game like HORSE, there are a lot of weak opponents. This goes hand in hand with picking your spots. It is a good idea to get involved in as many hands with weak players as you can. When you play in a typical HORSE game, it is certain that you will come across a lot of inexperienced players that are just giving it a try. While you may be one yourself, you just have to be stronger than the weak players. There is no sense in trying to match up with the better players. The money is in the weak players.

All in all, there is not much of a blue print strategy for HORSE. It is a combination of 5 different poker games. Each one of those games have different strategies. The best advice is to be patient and to really know each and every one of the games. From there, you should learn the individual strategies to each game in HORSE.