HORSE troubles…

February 11, 2008 by -EvelcyclopS-.

this is one the racing post can’t solve!

 Our 4th annual society poker series is coming up, and we always schedule in  HORSE game… in our first year, the organisers ere ignorant of the fact that the WSoP played 7stud8 rather than the PLO8 we played. The year later, they were a little wiser, and opted to play the “official” version, and has been played like this to this date. now i am in charge, and having played in the original HORSE (with PLO8) game, i felt it was a far more enjoyable experience, and i wish to revert back to the format. HORSE as it is, i find quite turgid, with it mostly being 7stud format games, but takes on a frsher character with plo8. I’m facing objections from one person in the society (ex chair no less). basically his argument is that it is not right and proper to play the unnofficial version of the game. With this view, i would be also obliged to revert back to holdem on the final table (which will not be happening during my reign). I also think its a pretty lame argument:- the WSOP is not the be all and end all of poker, i play poker for enjoyment, and i presume most of our members do too, and i find the official version just too much to bear. With his view i cant see why we shud ever play any other game, or format that does not carry a bracelet… However, i’m a man of reson, so i’ve come to see what an experienced director thinks of the quandry

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