Would I benefit from reading ITH?

[Jakesta]

Thanks a lot for your advice.

[tinhat]

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but there are so many non-hold em examples in it, from antiquated games that I don't know the rules to. I don't know how lowball works, for example.

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I'm honestly not picking on you but that's a hilarious comment. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

When I first started playing cards in high school I'm not even sure there was such a thing as texas holdem (or at least me or none of my friends had ever heard of it). Back then it was the law that kids must play guts, draw, stud and all kooky variations thereof growing up. Now all anyone's interested in is holdem...

Mike

[dedmoney]

Seriously, I didn't know hold'em existed until like five years ago. In high school, it was the same for me, draw, stud, baseball etc. In college, i forgot almost entirely about poker because a. I had no money, and B. I was the king of [censored].

[Jakesta]

Texas Hold Em has been around since the 1800s, as far as I know- but you're right that it has surged in popularity in recent years.