Experienced players, poker theorists and mathematicians are kindly asked to chime in.
So, for community-cards games (ie with a "board"), I guess (not sure, though) that the ranking in volatility is:
-TX Hold 'em
-(Plain) Pineapple (3 hole cards, one of them immediately discarded before even betting, just for better initial hand selection; game continues as TX Hold 'em)
-Cuckoo Hold 'em (3 hole cards, one discarded upon seeing the flop, the remaining two being obligatory to use, so only three of the board useable)
-Crazy Pineapple (3 hole cards, one discarded upon seeing the flop, game continues as TX Hold 'em after that)
-Three card Omaha (3 hole cards to be kept to the end, only two useable, so three board cards obligatory to use)
-Omaha (4 hole cards to be kept to the end, only two useable, so three board cards obligatory to use)
I might be making a mistake there; is really 3-card Omaha more volatile than Crazy Pineapple?
Do those two games deserve to be played PL pre-flop?
I 'm always in search of some variety, without resorting to outrageous games, and keeping it as simple as possible.
So, for community-cards games (ie with a "board"), I guess (not sure, though) that the ranking in volatility is:
-TX Hold 'em
-(Plain) Pineapple (3 hole cards, one of them immediately discarded before even betting, just for better initial hand selection; game continues as TX Hold 'em)
-Cuckoo Hold 'em (3 hole cards, one discarded upon seeing the flop, the remaining two being obligatory to use, so only three of the board useable)
-Crazy Pineapple (3 hole cards, one discarded upon seeing the flop, game continues as TX Hold 'em after that)
-Three card Omaha (3 hole cards to be kept to the end, only two useable, so three board cards obligatory to use)
-Omaha (4 hole cards to be kept to the end, only two useable, so three board cards obligatory to use)
I might be making a mistake there; is really 3-card Omaha more volatile than Crazy Pineapple?
Do those two games deserve to be played PL pre-flop?
I 'm always in search of some variety, without resorting to outrageous games, and keeping it as simple as possible.