What Will Replace Hold'em?

[Al Mirpuri]

What will replace hold'em as the premier poker game?

For those who feel it will never be toppled as the most widely played poker game allow me to remind you that Five Draw players and Seven Stud players probably felt the same way.

Is the coming game David Zanetti's Mississippi Stud? Or Crazy Pineapple? Or Moscow Stud (Seven Stud but all up cards are communal a la Hold'em and dealt one at a time whilst all hole cards are private as in Seven Stud)? Or what?

Yes, I do recognize that casinos and respected theorists are in positions of power and able to influence the acceptance of a game but the ordinary player has to want to play it. In the current home game I play in (played bigger in B&M joints but that is by the by) we all played 7stud. I introduced Hold'em and EVERYBODY BITCHED. Now the game is dealer's choice and no one chooses 7stud as their first choice. Folks are funny.

Any suggestions much appreciated.