Picking up a new game - Stud or Omaha

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

I'm going to disagree with some other folks here and say do not make LHE your 2nd game if NLHE is your first. I think the differences between the two games may at least initially have a negative effect since both are HE.

I'd suggest stud for 2 reasons.

1. You play in AC & FW. You are in stud central. There will always be a lot of stud games to choose from.

2. After NLHE, limit O/8 will be like watching paint dry, except more boring.

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1. You play in AC & FW. You are in stud central.

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Gay joke. Not cool.

[Machmood]

AC isnt really stud central nemore,just the Taj

[SNOWBALL]

Unless you are a high limit player, or there are major game selection issues in your area, I don't see a good EV based reason to learn another game besides maybe limit hold em. Stud and omaha is dealt so damned slow, and the learning curve is gonna be viscious for you.

If you MUST go with a different game, pick omaha/8. Enjoy getting eaten alive by tips/the rake when you split the pot or get quartered every damn times.

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-I am an adequate LHE player , but I find NLHE to be more profitable and more fun, so I rarely play LHE and am not particularly interested in playing it more.


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for some reason, NL players always think that, and it's never true.