Online Poker Forum - new to omaha

TedyKGB17 · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:17 pm Post subject: new to omaha

try'n 2 learn 2 up my horse game. anybody know of any online info i can read to give me the basics of this game( good starting hands, what i should be thinking/looking for)i feel i can hold my own at the other games, but omaha hi/lo..... i feel like i am walking 2 the river blindfolded.

thanks

BOYNAMEDSUE · Moderator Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 9537 Location: Mypos

There are plenty of sites that will tell you how to play O8B, but actual strategy, you won�t find much. You're better off getting a book. If you're looking to improve your horse game I recommend getting Phil Hellmuth's book, 'Play Poker Like the Pros'. It covers all the games, and is great for beginners.

Basically, in O8B, you're looking for:

- 4 cards that work together
- Hands with A2 in it, preferably with 2 other cards that work
- Premium pair with either a 2 or 3 with it

And like PLO, hands that are double suited, like Ad 2d Js Ts, are stronger than hands that aren't double suited.

In O8B you're looking for hands that give you a shot at scooping the pot (winning both the high and low). It's hard to break even in O8B unless you occasionally scoop some pots.

Pokernome135 · Three of a Kind Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 86

In Omaha 8, you're looking for hands that scoop (already been said), and want to avoid hands containing many cards in the range of 10-7, as these hands have little chance of winning either, and if they do win the high, there is almost always going to be a low. Hands containing A-2 and a backup low card are some of the best (such as A-2-3-K), as they can make both strong high and low hands. Also, hands with A-A are only strong when accompanied by a 2 or a 3, while hands such as A-A-7-J are pretty ragged hands (unless doulbe suited, then you are shooting for high, and pretty much high only).

Remember, in a multi-handed game, you need to either have the nuts (hopefull on both sides) or be drawing to them. The worst you can do is stick in a hand with just the 2nd nut low, and lose the entire pot, or at best get quartered.

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