Pros knowing only one game?

[dynacraze]

I posted here in news, views and gossip because i recalled someone told me that Layne Flack only plays low ball or something to that effect and wanted more insight.

I know that most poker pros who make money playing one game is usually no limit holdem. I assume the 2nd most popular game they play is limit holdem. However, i wanted to know if there are some players who say only play a game like 7 card stud to make a living. For instance, i know keith sexton is known as the authority on 7 card stud but he also plays nl holdem.

Basically what i am trying to ask is are there some poker players who are so good at one game such as 7 card stud but they are a complete fish... meaning they are an ATM in a game like no limit holdem because they just are terrible at it?

Are there a lot of pro players like this? I am asking this because I am trying to become a good limit holdem player along with those other limit games like omaha hi/low, 7 card stud and 7 card stud hi low but I don't even want to ever play no limit holdem anymore b/c i don't like it. Basically i want to stick to one side and thats limit.

Are there any pros who by chance make a lot of money as their living by playing a rare game like triple draw 2-7 and only playing that one game because they are so good at it that they don't want to play other games b/c they know they are lesser skilled even if they learned more? Like they play 100/200 triple draw 2-7 and that is the only game they play to support himself or herself? Can anyone also give an example of a pro they know that does this?

Any insight would be great. Thanks for any comments.

[artard]

limit sucks don't play it hope this helps

[dynacraze]

well i dont feel i am a kind of no limit person which is why. Limit is more about the cards, no limit is more about the player. I WANT to be a player and card person type but I can never think beyond the 3rd level. Actually i can think to the 3rd level but i do not know how to apply it which is why i prefer limit because its much more about the cards.

[The B]

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Are there any pros who by chance make a lot of money as their living by playing a rare game like triple draw 2-7 and only playing that one game because they are so good at it that they don't want to play other games b/c they know they are lesser skilled even if they learned more? Like they play 100/200 triple draw 2-7 and that is the only game they play to support himself or herself? Can anyone also give an example of a pro they know that does this?

Any insight would be great. Thanks for any comments.

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I would think it would be hard to make a living off of 2/7 lowball or PLO8 (or maybe even stud?)...B&M casinos don't spread these games like they do NL, everybody wants to play NL, so that's what the casinos give them
the WSOP is a perfect example....you hear all the old-timers and top-notch pros saying they want more variety and different games, but the majority is still NL because thats what sells, thats what the masses are learning/playing, that's what's lucrative right now

[NickyC]

Limit poker is for donks. I should know, I play limit poker exclusively.

[GiantWalleye]

There was a guy on high stakes poker last year, I believe his name is Corey Ziedman and they said he makes alot playing high limit 7 card stud professionally.

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Are there any pros who by chance make a lot of money as their living by playing a rare game like triple draw 2-7 and only playing that one game because they are so good at it that they don't want to play other games b/c they know they are lesser skilled even if they learned more? Like they play 100/200 triple draw 2-7 and that is the only game they play to support himself or herself? Can anyone also give an example of a pro they know that does this?

Any insight would be great. Thanks for any comments.

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The best 2-7 players I know of such as School Buss, Jew Fro, etc etc etc are mainly 2-7 players who dabble in other games. At the top of the field 2-7 is primarily specialists, I have rarely come across a guy who plays 2-7 in mostly a mixed game format who is good.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

High limit stud is still pretty prevalent in the Northeast (AC & FW). Back when Mohegan still had poker, they semi-regularly got a 300/600 limit O/8 game going.

[Turn Prophet]

Cory Zeidman is actually a very tough Stud player, who isn't all that good at NL Hold'em. Not sure about his other games.

Nick Frangos is a very good Stud player, but much better at NL than Cory; Stud his probably still his best game.

Ted Forrest is a beast in all games, but he is probably a bigger favorite in the Stud games versus Hold'em.

A lot of people don't know Scotty Nguyen is probably a better Omaha-8 player than a NL player in tournaments.

[DeMaci]

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Cory Zeidman is actually a very tough Stud player, who isn't all that good at NL Hold'em. Not sure about his other games.

Nick Frangos is a very good Stud player, but much better at NL than Cory; Stud his probably still his best game.

Ted Forrest is a beast in all games, but he is probably a bigger favorite in the Stud games versus Hold'em.

A lot of people don't know Scotty Nguyen is probably a better Omaha-8 player than a NL player in tournaments.

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Wasn't Scotty's adivce for Omaha-8 tournaments never to play a hand that didnt have A2 in it?