4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 3,107
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What do you think is the most beatable form of poker? Qualifications: it has to be somewhat commonly played (games are easy to find) and by "beatable," I mean that a moderately skilled player employing a reasonable strategy can at least make a profit. In other words, what I'm interested in is the game you can make the most money at in the long term with only a modest amount of knowledge.
I do not believe this game is hold 'em. I love hold 'em, but variance can run high because how the game is constructed, and the talent level out there is too good to make the game easily beatable. Even though there are still a lot of bad players, there are more good players now than in any other type of poker, and even some of the bad ones can easily confuse you by simply playing unpredictably.
My own opinion from the limited time I've spent playing other games (compared to hundreds of hours playing hold 'em) is that Omaha 8 or better and stud 8 or better seem like the most beatable, especially at low and middle stakes (all I have played so far) where the talent level is dire. Any form of stud seems to have less variance in it than hold 'em, and the play is often really loose and really bad. Omaha 8 or better seems to be more prone to variance, but having a basic understanding of starting hands and what consitutes a good hand on the flop seems to be enough to come out ahead in most sessions. I actually just started playing this about two months ago, and I can only recall one session where I cashed out less than I bought in with (and that time, it was only -$3).
Thoughts?
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