Omaha H/L

For the first time today I actually spent more than 5 minutes at a H/L table, I'm glad I did as it turned out to be quite profitable. I made $6 over 2 sessions on the $0.02/$0.04 tables and I had 1 session at a $0.10/$0.20 table where doubled my $4 buy in. I'm still new to this game and a few times today I was caught out when I thought I had the best low hand but didn't. I know that the nut low is 5, 4, 3, 2, A but how do work out if you have the best low when its not as clear cut as that. Here's a hand I played a short while ago where I won the Hi and lost the Low.

PokerStars Game #5716989553: Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($0.10/$0.20) - 2006/07/28 - 22:26:15 (ET)
Table 'Baucis II' 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 1: citylady58 ($1.40 in chips)
Seat 5: Ramble_On ($1.45 in chips)
Seat 7: flynhi2 ($4.50 in chips)
Seat 8: 138Misfit ($5.25 in chips)
Seat 9: MyScreenName ($1.90 in chips)
Seat 10: nobuns ($6.90 in chips)
citylady58: posts small blind $0.05
Ramble_On: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 138Misfit [5c 2s Td 9d]
flynhi2: calls $0.10
138Misfit: calls $0.10
MyScreenName: folds
nobuns: calls $0.10
citylady58: calls $0.05
Ramble_On: checks
*** FLOP *** [Ad 7h Ac]
citylady58: bets $0.10
Ramble_On: folds
flynhi2: calls $0.10
138Misfit: calls $0.10
nobuns: folds
*** TURN *** [Ad 7h Ac] 6♦
citylady58: bets $0.20
flynhi2: calls $0.20
138Misfit: calls $0.20
*** RIVER *** [Ad 7h Ac 6d] Q♦
citylady58: bets $0.20
flynhi2: calls $0.20
138Misfit: calls $0.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
citylady58: shows [7c 9c 2c Tc] (HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens)
flynhi2: shows [4d 3s 3h Js] (HI: two pair, Aces and Threes; LO: 7,6,4,3,A)
138Misfit: shows [5c 2s Td 9d] (HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 7,6,5,2,A)
138Misfit collected $1 from pot
flynhi2 collected $0.95 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2 | Rake $0.05
Board [Ad 7h Ac 6d Qd]
Seat 1: citylady58 (small blind) showed [7c 9c 2c Tc] and lost with HI: two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 5: Ramble_On (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 7: flynhi2 showed [4d 3s 3h Js] and won ($0.95) with HI: two pair, Aces and Threes; LO: 7,6,4,3,A
Seat 8: 138Misfit showed [5c 2s Td 9d] and won ($1) with HI: a flush, Ace high; LO: 7,6,5,2,A
Seat 9: MyScreenName folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: nobuns (button) folded on the Flop


I realise that I was pretty fortunate to make my flush on the river, looking back I can't help thinking I played this hand completely wrong. Anyway, I know it will be something dead simple and blatantly obvious but why did my 7,6,5,2,A lose to 7,6,4,3,A?

I've got a real taste for this game now but untill i fully understand the ins and outs of which low hands are better than others, my potential profits are limited.

Yes you lose the low just think of it like this, you both have 7 6 next card he get 4 you get 5 he win right there, nice one for just beginning that starting hand ain't the nicest but you caught and thats all that matters

Thanks JAMILE1, I see where I see where I've been going wrong now, I've been judging the strength of my hand from the wrong end. I thought my hand was lower just because I had 2,A while the other guy had 3,A, I never considered any other part of the hand after that. I feel like a bit of an idiot now but i'm glad I asked about where I was going wrong, it could have been costly had I left it. Looking over my HH's for my H/L sessions, a lot of the big pots I won were when there was no Low and I had the nut High. I didn't win that many pots with the low.

Now that I have a bit more of a clue about what I'm doing, todays sessions should be even more profitable.

Thanks again.