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H.O.R.S.E. Handicapping

by Alex Henriquez |  Published: Aug 22, 2006
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A H.O.R.S.E. Is, of course … hold'em (H), Omaha eight-or-better (O), razz (R), seven-card stud (S), and stud eight-or-better (E).

During the 2006 World Series of Poker's inaugural $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, Card Player talked to a handful of pros to find out which game they planned to ride to victory, and which one they wished they could just put out to pasture.

Phil Ivey:
Favorite - We play that game [H.O.R.S.E.] every day at The Venetian and Bellagio, with about six or seven more games. So, I feel comfortable with every game.
David Singer:
Favorite - The stud games. I think I play stud and razz much better than the average person I've played against.
Least Favorite - Limit hold'em. You can't make any moves, and everyone plays it fairly well.
T.J. Cloutier:
Favorite - Any no-limit games.
Least Favorite - I hate razz, even though I won a world championship in it. And I don't like to play split-pot games, even though I won the world championship in Omaha eight-or-better. My worst game is stud eight-or-better, but that's just because I don't play it a lot.
Greg Raymer:
Favorite - My best game by far is stud eight-or-better. I know how to value high-low hands more accurately than my opponents do.
Erick Lindgren:
Favorite - My favorite is the one they like the least. So, I like razz, Omaha, and stud. Whatever they don't like are the games I want to play the most.
Dewey Tomko:
Favorite - I see some bad things happen in razz, so I like it when razz comes around. It's not my favorite game, but I wish we were playing razz the whole time.
Daniel Negreanu:
Favorite - Stud eight-or-better is my best game, period. I don't think a lot of people know that.
Least Favorite - Eighthanded razz is pretty boring - unless we have some real bad players.
Gavin Smith:
Favorite - I don't really like any of them all that much. I guess my favorite would be Omaha eight-or-better and stud eight-or-better.
Least Favorite - Stud high. But basically I'm hoping to make my way through these games and get to that final table and no-limit hold'em.
Jim Bechtel:
Favorite - I like razz because there was a lot of players playing razz who had never played it before. It was probably the most beneficial game.
David Oppenheim:
Favorite - Razz, because my opponents don't like it and don't play it very well.
Least Favorite - Stud eight-or-better, because it's a game I don't like too much.
Patrik Antonius:
Favorite - Limit hold'em and Omaha eight-or-better are my two strongest games from this field.
Andy Bloch:
Favorite - Omaha or high-low stud. I like them because of the extra high-low dimension.
David Williams:
Favorite - Stud, because I guess that's the game I'm best at.
Least Favorite - Omaha eight-or-better, because I guess I'm not as good at that as the other games.
 
 
 
 
 
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