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Originally Posted by gobbo
Don't talk about something you don't understand.
I am sorry, but actually you are the one who does not understand.
For quite a while there was no strict rule about offside in soccer. There simply was no need. Then soccer got very popular, and people realized that much of the game's appeal was lost because of the "kick throughs", so they invented the offside rule. Still no need for it in a game among friends.
The same is true here. As long as H.O.R.S.E cash is played live, there were so few playing it that hardly anyone dared to exploit the game. After all, exploiting a game in a casino is dangerous; look what happened to the MIT team.
But now H.O.R.S.E cash is played online; the number of players must have increased 100fold. Now there is a need for a rule that prevents exploitation.
But until then - money up for grabs. End of.