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Originally Posted by WateryBoil
hard to even find omaha game anywhere, people just seem to like basic stuff when it comes to poker. not poker players just fish/recs/noobs. it personally sounds like an interesting game to me.
Fish, recs, and noobs will have their games of choice, but those games are always subject to change.
Casual players may have their preference for simplicity, but you know people get bored with the tedium and frustration of waiting for good hands in a game where you only get two hole cards (and then often losing with those hands anyway). They also get tired of getting crushed to death at NLHE over and over again.
One of the things I especially like about SOHE in this regard is that it has the illusion of simplicity. You get six cards, so just wait for aces and put them in Hold'em! How could it be any easier? You're gonna be getting playable hands (or at least you'll think so) all the time! The split-pot nature of the game also means that players will tend to feel like they're winning more often.
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Originally Posted by Your Mom
how does that work mechanically in a casino as far as separating your hands?
In the home games where I've played this, the best approach so far is to require players to cap their cards, and keep the hands on separate sides of their stacks to impede any shenanigans. Any mingling of cards kills the hand.
I think a casino would do it best by giving each seat one "Hold'em" lammer and one "Omaha" lammer as official cappers, and adhering to the guideline about keeping hands on opposite sides of your stack.