H.O.R.S.E.

H.O.R.S.E. is a variety of poker games are played in rotation in the five poker variants one after another. All variants are in this case played in Fixed Limit form. The kind of play is changed as soon as the dealer button has finished a round. In tournaments, it is common that the variant after a certain period of time to increase the limit / Blinds replaced. The name derives from the acronym of the five different poker variants:

• H: Texas Hold'em
• O: Omaha Hold'em High-Low
• R: Razz
• S: Seven Card Stud
• E: Seven Card Stud ( Hi-Low, Eight or Better )

In the World Series of Poker was the $ 50,000 HORSE Event until 2009 the tournament with the highest buy-in and next to the main event, in which only No limit Texas Hold'em is played, the most prestigious tournament, the players because it demands all-round skills. In the World Series of Poker in 2006, the late Chip Reese won the tournament and $ 1.7 million to date in the longest heads up the WSOP history against Andy Bloch. The 2007 title won Freddy Deeb and more than $ 2.2 million in prize money. He was succeeded in 2008 Scotty Nguyen with nearly $ 2 million in prize money. In 2009, the American David Bach won and secured approximately $ 1.3 million in prize money. In 2010, the event was replaced by the Player's Championship, a tournament with also $ 50,000 buy-in, in which 8-Game is played.

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