Hi-low split games: why?
I don't quite know how to put this: I hate them, think they are a stupid complication of the game. I am trying to ask, sincerely, if they have some special redeeming quality that I just haven't yet grasped.
A lot of the runaway popularity of Texas Holdem, I think, comes from its simplicity compared to most other poker variants. It was only after I grasped Texas Holdem that I was able to appreciate 7-card stud and the extra levels to it, thinking about what the door cards meant at all.
Separately, it made logical sense to me why lowball can be an interesting game, and why triple-draw plays better for low than for high.
It does not make ANY sense to me why split-pot games grew beyond the stature of the other bizarre dealer's choice games with zillions of wild cards, passing cards left and right, and whatnot... I was truly amazed to see that they were taken as serious games. I am assuming that means I've missed something deep - can anyone tell me what?
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