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DevilfishFan · Royal Flush Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 906

I laid A-A down today. I had A-A-7-5 rainbow. A guy raised the pot, I called, then a short stack moved in for a little more than the pot, then the original raiser bet the pot again!!! What else coud he have except two aces with better prospects. I folded, and he showed A-A-J-10, with one ace suited with a jack. Phew!

What hands are playable for a big raise? What decent starting hands should generally be thrown away?

Funkay Flex · Straight Flush Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 487 Location: VA

hands that are playable for a raise are hands that not only have big cards, but also have draws to protect those big cards. flush cards are obviously the best, but having multiple connectors for a straight are good as well

nutshot2 · Pair Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 37

naked aces arent great in omaha... at all

unless you hit a set, how often is ONE PAIR going to be the winning pair in omaha?

if they're suited, thats a whole new ball game, because the ideal hands in omaha can make flushes and full houses.

dont fall in love with big pairs, especially if they dont have flush draws (or straight draws, like A-A-Q-J or something like that) to go along with them..

in omaha, if you dont have the nuts, you dont have a great chance to win the hand... it depends on your style, i guess... but hands like K J 8 9 double suited are trouble... most times, you dont have the nut flush, and a couple of the straights you'll make will only land you in trouble... keep that in mind

DevilfishFan · Royal Flush Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 906

Yep. I'm good when it comes to picking the right hands in the right spots. But the books I've read tell you what hands are good starters, but they don't tell you if you should raise, call a raise, 2 raises... etc.

jbrennen · Straight Flush Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 422

I was playing a small stakes Omaha tourney recently and I moved all in on the flop with bottom set. (Not always the best move, but I was in late position, nobody had shown any strength, and the board didn't show much in the way of straight or flush draws.)

One of my opponents thought about it for a long time before laying down his hand, saying that it was a tough hand to lay down. I later found out that he had a pocket overpair (Kings). I don't know, seems to me that pocket Kings is an easy laydown if you don't get a King or some sort of draw on the flop.

Same goes for Aces. If the flop misses your hand, you really don't have much.

DevilfishFan · Royal Flush Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 906

Lots of clueless players where I play. Last night it was a free-for-all. Not one pot didn't get raised big before the flop. One guy lost 5 straight 4 dollar buy ins at a .10 cent table... lol

mikec7809 · Two Pair Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 55

DevilfishFan · Royal Flush Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 906

I wouldn't feel bad. They have every opportunity to learn that you do Smile

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