Why I prefer 8-game to HORSE

When I'm really short-stacked at an 8-game tournament, there are two poker flavors which routinely save my bacon: no limit hold'em and deuce to the seven triple draw lowball. You can really build your stack in a hurry when playing these flavors. HORSE is missing both of them. That's the main reason I prefer 8-game to HORSE. I won't refuse to play HORSE, but given my druthers, I'll take 8-game.

Last night, I played two 8-games and one HORSE. I didn't come within a country mile of the money in any of them, more's the pity.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands place winnings

MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6    24    52        0
MTT   HORSE    4500   500       8    23    47        0
MTT   8-Game   4500   500       6    60    41        0

delta: $-15,000
MTT 8-game balance: $172,880
balance: $9,163,382