OT: Which poker discipline requires the greatest skill?
 

This is probably in the wrong forum, but i'll post it here anyway since i mainly only visit 1 table-tourny section.

In my opinion NL Texas holdem requires more skill then limit, but in your opinion which of the other poker disciplines requires the MOST skill?

I got into texas holdem mainly because it's the game they all play on TV and is undoubtedly the most popular form of online poker. Now i want to find a game that has a larger "skill" element for me to try my hand at. In your opinion which of the other games actually involve more skill (if any)? And a side question is, do you play any other games then Texas holdem? If not, do you intend to play any other games?

EDIT: I realise it is impossible to define which game requires the most skill, but just interested in your opinion on which requires the most skill

Re: OT: Which poker discipline requires the greatest skill?
 

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This is probably in the wrong forum, but i'll post it here anyway since i mainly only visit 1 table-tourny section.

In my opinion NL Texas holdem requires more skill then (should be "than") limit, but in your opinion which of the other poker disciplines requires the MOST skill?

I got into texas holdem mainly because it's the game they all play on TV and is undoubtedly the most popular form of online poker. Now i want to find a game that has a larger "skill" element for me to try my hand at. In your opinion which of the other games actually involve more skill (if any)? And a side question is, do you play any other games then Texas holdem? If not, do you intend to play any other games?

EDIT: I realise it is impossible to define which game requires the most skill, but just interested in your opinion on which requires the most skill

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Stanzee, this is not directed at you. The confusion between when you use "then" or "than" is rampant. This is just a public service announcement. It does not bother me in the least that people don't know which one to use and I don't think any less of anyone's poker analysis because of it.

"than" is used for comparison.

"then" has to do with ordering.

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He don't need no grammer lessens, he is The One.

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Stanzee, this is not directed at you. The confusion between when you use "then" or "than" is rampant. This is just a public service announcement. It does not bother me in the least that people don't know which one to use and I don't think any less of anyone's poker analysis because of it.

"than" is used for comparison.

"then" has to do with ordering.

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Thank you, microbet... you rule.

Also, the word ridiculous has two i's, just like the word ridicule. The misspelling of that word may be even more common on this forum than then or than.

To round off the top 3, I would like to mention that you're using the word "your" incorrectly if you're adding apostrophes to your possessive pronouns or omitting them from your contractions. (nb: Daliman's use of the word "yer" is an acceptable idiomatic replacement for either the possessive pronoun, or the contraction. Therefore, if you can't spell you should probably just always use "yer" like Daliman does.)

Irieguy

PS- This is the first time one of Stanzee's threads may actually be useful.

Re: OT: Which poker discipline requires the greatest skill?
 

probably Stud, especially at the highest levels. i've read before that a $75-$150 Stud player is more skillful than a $75-$150 Holdem player. i've also read that Pot Limit Holdem is also more skillful than No Limit.

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ok, we've learned that if I demoralize Irie enough at poker that he has to quit and no longer has the confidence to practice medicine do the the low self-esteme side effect, he could always be that anal english teacher we all hated in high school (we'll, except the kids like Irie).

Did we learn anything else useful here? We don't suck cause we aint heard it, we suck cause we dont care.

Steve

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To round off the top 3, I would like to mention that you're using the word "your" incorrectly if you're adding apostrophes to your possessive pronouns or omitting them from your contractions.

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I would also like to add that I frequently see people type into the chat box "Your an idiot" after suffering from a bad beat. This strikes me as ironic and humorous. I once pointed out this error to a player and he responded by saying I was stupid to not realize he was abbreviating.

Another misused phrase that comes to mind is "literally". This is one that annoys me greatly. "I was so late, I literally flew to work". If you are not being literal, don't use that word.

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probably Stud,

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This is confusing, since Stanzee is such a stud.

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Also, the word ridiculous has two i's, just like the word ridicule. The misspelling of that word may be even more common on this forum than then or than.


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I believe it is often intentionally misspelled.

Re: OT: Which poker discipline requires the greatest skill?
 

If sticking with holdem, pot-limit is trickier still than Limit/No-limit.

You need to try and build a pot whilst not giving it all away too quickly.