| This is a discussion on who likes omaha?? within the online poker forums, in the General Poker section; i will do these simple question to everybody because in my personal opinion i hate very much omaha... its an imposible game, with lot of ... |
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| who likes omaha?? i will do these simple question to everybody because in my personal opinion i hate very much omaha... its an imposible game, with lot of luck involved and with lots of callers in all the hands. in all the horse freerolls tournaments i have played, in the omaha time of playing i always try to fold, however there are some times in whick i decide to enter in the pot, with very good combinations but all the time when i hit something good like a straight or a flush my opponents have a better combination (higher straight and higher flush, full house, etc) so my question is who likes omaha and who hate it ( like me lol) and tell me the reasons... |
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| you hate it because you obviously have no idea how to play the game. do a little reading and then try to play. there are 2 forms of the game (aside from the betting forms) High-low and high. I personally prefer high-low. It's fun and there are more types of hands you can play. A good place to start reading would be Omaha Poker Guide - Part I: Why and How to play Omaha Poker - Hi/Lo (8/b) |
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You might think it's luck, but it's really no different than holdem with regard to that. You simply must be aware that with 4 cards in the hold, more will be likely to get a str8 or flush or boat should almost ANY opportunity arise. Was in a hand this morning where 3 (!!!) people had flushes. This will never happen in holdem, not with just 3 of a suit on the board. And if your str8 isn't the nut one (even with no flush or boat possibilty), be wary if it's not the NUT one. And you see people overvalueing all kinds of hands, particularly funny after the river, depending on it. And I've also mentioned this before, but people make mistakes when there are trips or 2 pair on the table. Simple as that (without going into detail ), mistakes. Personally, Omaha is a far more interesting game than holdem, hi or H/L. I agree with KMC - more hands to play (sometimes FEWER though), you just got to learn, and that takes time & effort. Last edited by Divebitch : 9th September 2008 at 8:02 PM. |
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| I've been trying to play super-micro (.01/.02) PL Omaha on Stars lately to switch it up after a cold streak at NL hold-em that has lasted several weeks. Over the first 500 hands or so I'm close to even, just a little ahead, but I've played it on and off for the last few years at dealer's choice live home games. I think the thing with Omaha that takes me a lot of concentration to adjust to is only trying to draw to the nuts, which I think is one of the more important concepts in Omaha. If youre drawing to the K high flush with 5-6 players in the hand, chances are someone's drawing to the A high flush. Same things go with open-ended straights, trips, etc. |
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| re: who likes omaha?? poker PL Omaha hi low is a fun game at times but if you get a stretch of bad cards you'll be wishing you hadnt even taken a seat at the table. haha, pots get big, object is to get both the low and high pot. Fun game. |
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| I think Omaha can be a very fun game if you know the rules and what are the good starting hands. I love to play Omaha, Stud or Razz when I need to take a break from Holdem. It helps me to re-focus, because Omaha makes you pay attention to other people's hands visible on the table besides your own. But let me tell you how I happened to learn the game...lol...I know for a fact this has happened to very many people. I joined a $1.25 SNG at FT, the game starts and suddenly I end up with 4 cards in my hand...that's when i realized I had joined the wrong game. Of course my bankroll was low at a time and I was reaaaaallllly mad at my own mistake. So I googled the game, piceked up the rules and at the end, finished 3rd...phewwww.... So Lewis, check out some Omaha do's and don'ts and you might actually start enjoying the game. |
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| I'm really getting into omaha at the moment - only at microstakes 2/4c and a few $5 tourneys. Won't go any higher until I know more about it. But what's clear is that you aren't going to be winning many hands with TP! I think someone above pointed out, the higher ranked hands (straights, flushes etc) make more appearances. If there's a pair on the board on a full ring game, you should generally expect to see a full house. yes, there's lots of pre-flop callers but that means the main skill of the game is in a) recognising what makes a good pre-flop hand (AA isn't as powerful as in holdem) and your post-flop play. G |
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The most powerful hands are the better drawing hands (like once or double suited and the cards close for a str8 (i.e. 9h 10s Qh Ks - great case scenario)). If you're lucky enough to draw them on the flop, much cool. If there is a pair or 3 suit on flop (or after), and you don't HAVE one, fold (depending on how many in & whether or not it's turn or river). It's most unfortunate. Last edited by Divebitch : 9th September 2008 at 11:39 PM. |
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| To be honest i think omaha is a very interesting game. Unlike Hold'em, Omaha in order to win you either have to make a great call and/or even have the nuts. Since you are dealt 4 cards it's easier for people to try to see the flop, with that being said you can pretty much risk a lot of money just seeing the flop. I've played omaha a couple of times and it's pretty fun, especially when there are donks calling when you have the nuts . In my opinion i think you just have to play the nuts for you to be successful in omaha. Good luck to ya'll at the tables! |
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| thanks for the comments, are really useful. but let me asked you another question... how can you do a good bankroll managment playing these style of game??? if in all the hands there are many people who enter in the game and the pots are very high, how can someone with a terrible streak didnt went broke??? maybe playing ALL THE TIME fixed games or 0.1$ ,0.2$ pl?? can you played at higher stakes omaha with no risks of losing all your money in one hand?? can you fold easily trips or lower straights when you feel your opponent have a flush or a better straight???? if you are a tight player and you are in a mult table tournament, and most people in thne table are loose players who raise preflop all the time how can you play with them???... its obviously that omaha is a very tough game, for that reason i preffer holdem, stud and razz..... not omaha please!!!!, however i will try to improve my omaha skills whick arent a lot really lol |
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| re: who likes omaha?? poker I used to be an omaha addict. It was a very exciting game to me, until i got to be very good at tournament holdem. Omaha can be a crapshoot game, but there are players that specialize and thrive playing it. If its not for you its not for you; for example i strongly dislike razz, not for me. GL! |
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| I pefer pot limit omaha heads up if you don't like players catching hands and giong all in before the flop i agree there's too many possibiltes for that pocket aces normally won't hold up you just never know, you should trying playing omaha heads up i've grown to like it myself |
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While a lot of people will tell you that freerolls are not a good learning tool. When you're trying to learn a game like Omaha, freerolls are a GREAT learning tool. Part of Omaha is knowing what you have...especially online when you only have 15 seconds to act. With this new summer game thing on PokerStars, I've found that I am liking different poker games..Limit holdem being one of them. Anyway, before I played for any amount of money, I would try a few freerolls. There is also the 10 cent option on pokerstars, they have a 10 cent 240 man SnG. Top 24 pay i think.........Good luck to you on the tables. |
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And second, trips is not a good hand in Omaha! Straights are usually not much either! If there's 3 to a straight on the board and you have the bottom cards for the straight, you can generally be sure that somebody has the upper end of the straight in his hand. If there's 3 of a suit on the board, somebody has the flush. If there's a pair on the board, somebody has the full house (or better). Quote:
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| I like Omaha Hi Omaha Hi is a such a great game... it goes pretty fast, and you have a better chance of looking at some great hands come out... you got to be more patient, and know when to make your play... you can't play it like hold'em or you'll be in trouble pretty fast... |
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| I've recently started playing way more Omaha than Holdem, maybe because i noticed that my ITM % in Omaha is much higher than in NLH. Once you learn it and get a good understanding of it, playing the low stakes SnGs can be very profitable, as most players there don't really know it well or like someone else mentioned here, they joined by mistake. |
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| Nope! Don't care for Omaha too much! I friggin' HATE Omaha! Last time I was there, we damn near got blown away by a TORNADO!! An' Nebraska has NO mountains!! Its so flat you can see forever with nothing to look at! But as far as citys go, I really didn't care for it to much---Now, NEW ORLEANS!! THERE'S a CITY! |
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| re: who likes omaha?? poker Quote:
Maybe that's the reason why many new players lose money in omaha, because they overplay their top pairs after the flop, when they have lost most of their value. Against 2 players u r most probably behind. And at the low stakes you can almost always tell when players have a big pair so its easier to crack them. |
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