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Originally Posted by shaderly
I dont know why i thought omaha would surpass holdem. Thats the impression i got, like it was holdem but better and fresher, thats how it was presented, and thats how it felt...but its not catching on even online, no difficulty more gambling just positives
You make it sound as if Omaha is this brand new game, which it isn't. Maybe be fairly new to you but its not some new game.
The reason it isn't as popular is for quite a few reasons.
The first reason being that most people don't know about it. All they ever see on TV is holdem and most people are ignorant to the fact that there are other games out there. All they see is the tv pros playing it so thats what they play.
Second point ties into the first point, that they are ignorant to any other games. This is because all they show in TV is NL. They do this because it is much easier to televise and keep track of. Thats why all they show is NL which is why the only game the majority of players play is NL. They see it as the most skillful game because thats all thats televised.
Lastly the people that do know about it are just too lazy/don't care to learn it. Most people just play for fun so they play hold'em because they know how to play it and thats what they want to do with their spare time and extra entertainment money. They just don't want to learn it.