Originally posted by coaster992001
i think omaha hi / low is a freaking stupid game. you need either crap, or at least a full house to win and the remaining 4 people split the pot anyway, thus making very little money. stud is the easiest because you can see 3 out of 7 of the players cards. however, it seems that stud players are required to be miserable pricks so i hate the game also. holdem is fun, requires a good amount of skill, and is fun to play and easey to learn.
Stud requires a lot of luck. It also leaves less to reads and betting patterns, meaning generally it has the least disparity between good and bad players. For that reason I dont play it too much. Hi/Lo, on the other hand, requires tons of skill. You need a much greater understanding of odds and hand strength than in any other poker game, and betting plays a much greater role than luck. (Assuming you're fortunate enough to play NL rather than the far too common Omaha Hi/Lo PL/FL) Omaha also has much greater disparity between good and bad players. It is quite easy to land in the money on a consistent basis in NL Omaha Hi/Lo tourneys if you know hwat you're doing. The same can't be said for any other poker game, at least not as much so.