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Mixed Poker Guides
Every guide on Mix Poker in one place. Start with the rules of a game, use the reference pages when a ranking or betting rule trips you up, then go deeper with the strategy and practice articles.
On this page 5 sections
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Rules of the Six THORSE Games
New to a game? Each guide covers the deal, the betting, the hand rankings and beginner strategy. What THORSE is
2-7 Triple Draw
Lowball draw poker with three draws. The lowest hand wins, and straights, flushes and aces count against you.
Read the rules HLimit Hold'em
Hold'em with fixed bet sizes: two hole cards, five on the board, and the best five of the seven wins.
Read the rules OOmaha 8 or Better
Four hole cards, use exactly two with three from the board. High and a qualifying low split the pot.
Read the rules RRazz
Seven Card Stud played for low. Aces are low, and straights and flushes don't count against you.
Read the rules SSeven Card Stud
The classic high-hand stud game: no community cards, a mix of face-up and face-down cards.
Read the rules EStud 8 or Better
Seven Card Stud with the pot split between the best high hand and the best qualifying low.
Read the rules02
Reference: Rankings, Betting and Terms
Look these up whenever a hand ranking, a betting rule or a piece of table talk trips you up.
Low Poker Hand Rankings
Ace-to-five, deuce-to-seven and 8-or-better lows side by side, with a chart of the best lows in each.
How Fixed-Limit Betting Works
Small bet and big bet by street, the raise cap and the stud bring-in, with a 2/4 hand played out.
Split Pot Poker Explained
Scoops, getting quartered, counterfeited lows and odd chips in Omaha 8 and Stud 8.
HORSE vs THORSE vs 8-Game
What each letter stands for, how a rotation switches games, and which format to play.
Mixed Game Poker Glossary
Betting, stud, draw, split-pot and lowball terms, each in a sentence or two.
03
Strategy
Worked hands with the reasoning spelled out, one decision at a time.
2-7 Triple Draw: When to Stand Pat
Seven worked draw-or-stand-pat decisions, with the out counts behind each one.
Stud Hi-Lo Starting Hands
Rate third-street hands on high potential, low potential and what the other door cards show.
Reading Exposed Cards in Stud
Track dead cards in Seven Card Stud, Razz and Stud 8, with exercises and answers.
Limit vs No-Limit Hold'em
The same river call, value bet, draw, bluff and preflop raise in 2/4 limit and 1/2 no-limit.
10 Mistakes Hold'em Players Make in HORSE
Each mistake with a corrected hand and a drill for your next session.
04
Learning and Practice
Where to start, how to practice, and how to learn from the hands you play.
From Hold'em to Mixed Games
What carries over from Hold'em, what has to change, a game order and a first practice session.
A Seven-Day Practice Plan
One skill per session for six days, then a rotation day, with a progress sheet.
How to Review a Poker Hand
A reusable worksheet, with a good decision that lost and a lucky one that won.
Poker Against Computers vs Humans
What each kind of opponent offers for play-money practice, with six mixed-game examples.
05
Play and Train
Put the guides to work against computer opponents, free in your browser or on iPhone.
Play Mixed Poker Online Free
What's free and what's Pro, how to start a game, and which game to pick.
Play HORSE Poker Online Free
The five HORSE games, how the 6-hand rotation runs, and a first-session plan.
The MTT Circuit
Ten multi-table mixed-game tournaments against the bots, with a bracelet for every event.
How to Train with Mixed Poker Coaching
The Academy Tutor, the equity calculators and a training routine.
Read a guide, then play the hand
Every game and rotation is free against the Beginner computer opponents, in your browser or on iPhone. Practice chips have no cash value.