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I have been playing Omaha for a bit now. I was wondering what cards do you raise with pre-flop?? I see some really good hands winning , so is AA (with 2 random cards) ok to raise with??

Thanks

ambitious207

Kloaked Spirit · Royal Flush Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 869

I have a really hard time raising a naked AAxx, especially at lower stakes. I'll probably do it from late position though. The problem with a naked AAxx is that you're not likely to get it heads up and it really isn't a strong hand multi-way. You'll want at least one of them to be suited or have the xx be useful to you in some way.

Also raise hands where the 4 cards work well together. For example, raise hands that contain high double pairs (KKQQ, QQJJ, JJTT.) Go ahead and raise AAxx/KKxx with suits as well. You can also raise rundown hands (KQJT, QJT9, 9876) or rundowns with a suited Ace (A789 with the flush draw.) Also try to do most of your raising from position. Not only are you likely to develop a big pot if you do hit well, but you'll have a good chance of buying the pot if it gets checked to you.

Charlie M · Pair Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 26

It depends on the stakes lower stakes the whole table is going to call, and if they hit any type of draw will probably stay until the river I would not play anything with with any of these 3 cards in the han 6-7-8-9 but that is just me

dumwaldo · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:25 am Post subject:

an Omaha hand contains six 2 card starting hands. You should have 3 good starting hands to call and 4 or more to raise.

Pocket pairs actually reduce your playable hands in Omaha by eliminating one of your 6 starting hands right off the bat.

Kloaked Spirit · Royal Flush Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 869

acekicker626 · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject:

AABB KKBB AQKJ JJBB just stuff that looks good that give you a viarity of cards that you can hit the flop with cards that almost make a stright in your hand are good also cause the flop normaly fills the connectors

Charlie M · Pair Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 26

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if the flop is 10-J-Q or 9-10-J what do you do?????

I'm not trying to start a fight or be an azz but for a new player I wouldn't play it very easy to go broke on

Kloaked Spirit · Royal Flush Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 869

mathman1115 · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:53 am Post subject:

ambitious makes a good point here.

I do a lot more calling of raises preflop than i do raising preflop myself. I have no problem raising with AAxx in omaha, but there just aren't many other hands worth raising with. Something like KQJT double suited is nice.
But when you raise preflop in omaha, its easy to put most players on a hand. If you make a typical preflop raise with AAxx, and an A flops, you aren't going to get much action except against a monster draw. If an A doesn't flop, you are probably behind against more than 1 opponent.

I like calling raises in omaha with decent starting hands, and then check raising their c-bet on the flop (and yes, at the low limits, no matter what the flop is, they will still make a c-bet) if i hit a set or something.

sohail · Pair Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 49 Location: Virginia

In low stakes where many people will stick around all the way to the river, The point of raising preflop may not apply. When there're 3,4, or 5 people in the pot all the way the chances of the best starting hand winning will be less than if there's just 2 people. So by raising preflop and failing to persuade most players to lay down their hands the preflop raise may hurt rather help you.

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