Shuffle Master's New Omaha Poker

Internet Poker / Editor / 16 November 2007 / Leave a Comment

MORE news form the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas.

And a few words form the Motley Fool on Shuffle Master's :"The product may very well be the stepping stone to the table game to end all carnival table games."

Sounds interesting. We always look for the next big things in casino - although the drag acts doing the rounds are best treated with extreme caution.

The appeal? As noted: "But the real key to these games is that they appeal to the casual nickel-and-dime gambler for the same reason that people use wild cards in their home poker games: People like big hands and multiway prospects for bigger hands. Moreover, the anticipation is a big part of the appeal of gambling."

And the writer sees Omaha as the big winner - the next big thing in poker: "Omaha is identical to hold 'em except that every player gets dealt four cards and must play two cards from his or her hand and three cards from the board...In Shuffle Master's version, you only get three total board cards - a two-card flop and one more "river" card - rather than the normal three-card flop, turn, and river."

Is that poker dumbed down? And if it is, do we mind?