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

I've just started playing Omaha. I usually play nl hold'em, but I decided to mix it up a little, and lately I've been doing pretty well at the pl omaha tables.
However, I don't really feel like I have a great understanding of the game yet.
For example, should I be limping into pots with mediocre hands when there's no raise preflop, and a lot of people in? It seems like the pot odds are just too good to let it go, but I also wonder if i would be better off to just let go of a hand that could get me into a lot of trouble by hitting a lower flush or full house or something like that.
I was reading over the discussion on starting hands. I should be pushing those hands preflop, right? I've been generally pushing my better hands with a pot-sized raise preflop.
Which book would you recommend to learn how to play pl omaha? Supersystem 2 or Helmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros?

GripHoldOn · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject:

One's success in omaha hinges more on his/her postflop play. Most hands can be played for a limp.

The Rep · Pair Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 23 Location: Dutch Flat

I have been asked in many PL Omaha Tourneys why I limped into a pot with a huge starting hand and my reply seems to be pretty steady. When I play PL omaha I know that 9 out of 10 times my pot sized raise pre flop is going to probably not only get called but get raised by someone who also has a big hand, thus putting me in the position to risk possibly all of my chips pre flop, and in Omaha unlike Holdem there are a lot of big hands that will play for all their chips pre flop so since it is Pot Limit I find it better to limp and possibly call a raise if needed to see the flop and then once the flop hits and I am fairly sure that I haven't been burried I can start the large bets, by the time the river comes I am sure to have all my chips in the pot, and I am not playing bingo with a blind all in.

KGBlovesOreos · Moderator Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 5319 Location: VA

grip, is that how you play omaha? you see most flops for a cheap price, then rely on your postflop play? just wondering cuz i tend to play a little tighter in omaha since everybody always seems to have something...

GripHoldOn · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:55 pm Post subject:

Of course, it takes a stronger hand in omaha to continue after the flop than it does in hold 'em.

KGBlovesOreos · Moderator Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 5319 Location: VA

oh... well, usually, i don't like to limp w/ any random hand... i usually need to see some connectors or at least a double suit (each suit w/ a face card) before i decide to limp... otherwise i'd just lose too many chips by seeing every hand...

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

you should see almost every hand that has a double suit, i even see most hands that have just two suited cards b/c if i dont hit, i'll just get out.

Jaconda78 · Message Board Junkie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4177

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

you gotta come in and raise in omaha when you have a strong hand. if you dont, you will be against a ton of draws and will probably lose the hand.

if you have some weaker connectors (i.e. 6-7-8-9), limping in and hoping to make your straight is probably the best choice.

End3r · Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:06 am Post subject:

I like to play Omaha even more agressive than I play NL Hold'em. Most of the Omaha players like to have the nuts before they commit a lot of chips to the pot. I find pre-flop and flop betting rounds very usefull of narrowing the field with good hands. If I come into a pot I come in it raising just like I do at Hold'em, just like KGB I don't like to limp

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

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