Is NLHE the "Only" Game?

I just started learning many of the other games . And it is pretty fun. And it helps to know more than one game when you are having a bad day at Holdem, I like to play Razz. I enjoy getting crappy cards then.. and it don't make me feel so bad.. lol I think it's good to know more than one game. Sometimes you get bored of the same game every day.

I go where the money is... I play heads up sngs so if I want to play a razz $10 game the players are specialists and very good... if I play a NL player at $10 they aren't usually that good... it all depends on what you want to accomplish with poker I guess... I've played all the games just to find out what they were like and usually I can beat most low level people.

Phil Ivey is considered the most well rounded player in the world because he plays all the games well but he isn't the best NL heads up player. Players who don't specialize won't be as good as some people at certain games. So if you have a particular interest in a certain game you should specialize in it but if you just like playing poker in general just play all the games.

i love playing the rb razz tourneys which are few. but, a lot of members host their own tourneys(various games), so that's something to look into. and, i'm waiting for for pokerstars to get badugi which i never played before but have read up on it and can't wait to try it!! personally, i am getting a little tired of nlhe, but the rules are easy enough for everyone to understand which i believe makes it most popular and a good starting game for beginner poker players.

You can tell that I'm an old fart because the other games seem to be where I earn my ranking points in the Railbirds ranking tournaments.

I love the other games and play no limit hold'em more just because that seems to be the only games that are available on a consistent basis.

Razz! Thats my favorite game!!

I learned to play poker playing 5 card draw, 5 stud and 7 seven stud, so i like all these games, i dont play them much online because like you said it takes a long time for the tourneys to fill up. i dont play razz, in fact i think it is the worst poker game there is, i think to be a good poker player you need to be well rounded in your games because you learn more and it will help you to read and analyze hands better.

The home game I played in last night was only limit games. So many different games requires a lot of knowledge and concentration just to understand the game, let alone walk away ahead.

Hi Cat,

I think you are right about different forms of poker having different skill factors. Although it is not that popular H.O.R.S.E Bracelets and trophies are highly sort after by pro poker players. Because it involves all different forms of poker there is a bigger skill factor to it and the people you play against are normally going to have a greater poker Knowledge. I definitely think people should try all forms of poker as in life the more you try new thing the more open your mind will be.

The trouble is the money & people will always be in NLHE because of the Money Maker affect and it's more widely televised than any other form of poker. I think more people will and are starting to play other forms of poker but they will never be as popular as NLHE.

GL to all on and off the felts!

Big

Many professional players have noted that fixed limit or pot limit is more skill-based. An amateur could sit down at a NL table, buy in with a short stack, pick their spots with elite hands, and potentially walk away ahead a winner against even the best players in the world.

It would be impossible to do the equivalent of this playing fixed limit or pot limit. The more experienced players would fleece the amateur on every marginal decision.

cant beat a bit of Stud H/L or Omaha Hi.