Best single game for determination of heads-up skill?

[housenuts]

probably pineapple or 3-card poker

[adios]

I'd probably pick limit hold'em. Playing live blinds well in a heads up situation with not that much leverage requires a lot of poker skill IMO.

[RoundersRocks!]

I am not sure if this is what you mean, but if the question is really "In which game would a superior player hold the most significant edge" I really think 7 card stud hi/low is the game. I think a poor player has virtually no chance against an expert heads up. I would even say a very good player has a very small chance against against a pro.

NL hold'em heads up is definately not like that. Although very deep stack, non-tournament structure has alot of skill to it, bad players can get lucky cards, or big suck-outs, and the no-limit nature of the thing can make one lucky hand so much more significant/devistating. Did anyone see the celebrity who beat Johnny Chan heads up on TV the other night?

I think the problem with Stud hi/low is that I could see two truly great players stalemating that game for very long periods of time.

[Zetack]

NL Razz, no question.

[Hattifnatt]

PL Holdem

[IsaacW]

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3-card poker

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Easily, just give the trophy to the guy who refuses to play due to the house edge.

[Phat Mack]

Tom Weideman's Game

[Reef]

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Blind man's bluff. No doubt at all.

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wasn't moneymaker on the final table of this?

[BlueBear]

Heads-up NL 5 card stud, by a mile.

There is so much skill involved in it, a weaker player has almost no chance. Similar to chess.

[Kaz The Original]

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Chess.

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