H.O.R.S.E

A game of H.O.R.S.E E is a mixed game where you have multiple variants of poker which are played at set intervals. The letters for these games are made up from the following games:

H: Texas Hold ‘em’
O: Omaha Eights or better
A: Omaha Hi
R: Razz
S: Seven card Stud
E: Seven card stud Eight or better

Many variations of H.O.R.S.E are offered, such as H.O.S.E and S.H.O.E., as well as some of the less played games, like H.A.R, H.A., H.O, and R.A.S.H. (RAZZ)

Games progress by the order of the letters shown. Thus, in a game of H.O.R.S.E., the first game would be Texas Hold’em, the second game would be Omaha etc, changing at set time intervals. For tournaments, the game type will change each time the blinds go up. For ring games, they change every 8 hands. The exceptions to this rule are in either H.A. or H.O ring games, where the game changes every 10 hands.

For more information on each game type you can visit our pages on how to play each of these games:

Texas Hold ‘em’
Omaha Eights or better
Omaha Hi
Razz
Seven card Stud
Seven card stud Eight or better