More televised WSOP coverage due for the pros’ favourite game
Thursday 26th April 2007
ESPN have decided to broadcast much more of this year’s $50,000 World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E tournament, and will revert to the classic rules of the game too. H.O.R.S.E is a mixed game where different kinds of poker are dealt each round, namely, Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Seven-card Stud high and Seven-card stud high-low Eight or better, or hi-lo.
Despite being a favourite among the pros, H.O.R.S.E tournaments have not received a great deal of coverage, until now. This mix of games stretches all but the most experienced and mathematical players whose strategic mastery of the game is complete, whatever the context.
The problem is that this can put it out of spectators’ range. However, the H.O.R.S.E final table is also where the biggest talent ends up, and the 2006 WSOP event was no exception with Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, T.J. Cloutier, Patrik Antonius, Chip Rees and Andy Bloch all playing together.
'If you took a poll of the H.O.R.S.E players here today, 95 percent of them would tell you that they would prefer to keep playing the mixed game at the final table,' said ESPN analyst Norman Chad during Day One of last year's tournament.
ESPN have decided to broadcast much more of this year’s $50,000 World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E tournament, and will revert to the classic rules of the game too. H.O.R.S.E is a mixed game where different kinds of poker are dealt each round, namely, Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Seven-card Stud high and Seven-card stud high-low Eight or better, or hi-lo.