What's the Game of the Future?

LouisMatthews · #1 03-28-2005, 09:03 PM

When Super System came out, the big games were 7CS, NLHM, and Lowball. Now, the big games are OH/L and NLHM. What do you think will become the big game in five years? Ten?

mosquito · #2 03-28-2005, 09:35 PM

Omaha is not a big game.

Holdem, all forms, #1.

The others will come and go, maybe triple draw
will join the mix as an 'action' game.

KaiShin · #3 03-28-2005, 09:44 PM

Crazy Pineapple!

Civiliste · #4 03-29-2005, 07:27 AM

Caribbean Stud, hands down! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Hattifnatt · #5 03-29-2005, 10:22 AM

2 flops Omaha, 5 cards delt face down...

IsaacW · #6 03-29-2005, 11:08 AM

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Crazy Pineapple!

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For certain. I've been trying to get a game of $2/4 CP going at FW for a while now. If it went once the game would stay full for sure [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

phish · #7 03-29-2005, 11:59 AM

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When Super System came out, the big games were 7CS, NLHM, and Lowball. Now, the big games are OH/L and NLHM. What do you think will become the big game in five years? Ten?

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NLHM may be the biggest game for tournament play, but limit Holdem is by far the bigger cash game and is the dominant game at the low to mid levels, whereas at the highest levels Stud is probably still the single biggest game.

As for the future, I predict Stud will remain the biggest game at 200/400 and above (there are reasons inherent in the game itself for this, too complicated to go into here) and limit poker (rather than pot limit or no limit) will continue to dominate the cash games (Again, there are structural reasons why). Holdem may lose a little ground to Omaha hi/lo but will still remain dominant.

MushashiAce · #8 03-29-2005, 12:33 PM

I think Omaha hi/low eight or better, just cause of how action packed it is. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

bobbyi · #9 03-29-2005, 04:04 PM

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Now, the big games are OH/L and NLHM.

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What? Where do you live? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Of all the cardrooms in my area (and there are several), there is only one that spreads o/8 and only one that spreads nlhe. They all have limit holdem (including those two rooms).

Raydain · #10 03-29-2005, 11:49 PM

Razz all the way