O8... thoughts??

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I am and always will be a NLH poker player, that is where my roots lie. From online poker i have been introduced to the game of Omaha high low or also known as O8- Omaha 8 or better. I play this game as often as I can because I absolutely love it. It is such a fascinating game to me. So much going on, and its not just like Omaha hi, it is a totally different beast. In this game on the river you can play a high hand and a low hand, the low is anywhere from a-8. It can be a every forgiving game if you don't happen to make your high hand and your left with a good low to play or often any low if heads up could be good. I love this game, there is so much thought in it and the overall goal is to play hands that scoop pots, scoop is to win both the high and the low. Scooping a hand can be difficult but when you do so the pot is usually huge by the river. I am still very new to this game but it is growing on me and i am starting to really love it. What are you thoughts on the game?? Have you had much success playing it? where do you find the best 08 games online??
 
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I play Omaha hi/lo on pokerstars, there are a lot of different games at different limits, there is a standard and turbo structure, unlimited, pot limit and fixed limits. Previously, five years ago in Omaha hi/lo played a few people in the tournament barely recruited a hundred people, now recruited up to three hundred people, and it's good, this game is developing.
 
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omaha hi/lo is my 2nd favorite right up there with horse as a close 3rd. i tend to play the most at carbon in the 3.50 sngs. i rarely play omaha hi mtts though. i really enjoy the variety and the different type of logic and calculations you need to use compared to nlhe.
 
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I always go into the river favourite yet somehow always lose
 
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No one loves O8 more than me.

Pokerstars has the most games but also has the tougher fields.

If you like mtt or sng Pokerstars has the widest variety of buy in and the most games. You can find a game one round the clock. There is so much variation as well no limit, pot limited, limit, 5 card, Courchevel and KO games.

If you are cash game player I suggest a smaller site although there will be less traffic the competition will be far less. A site like Betonline or betfair
 
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joeisi said:
No one loves O8 more than me.

Pokerstars has the most games but also has the tougher fields.

If you like mtt or sng Pokerstars has the widest variety of buy in and the most games. You can find a game one round the clock. There is so much variation as well no limit, pot limited, limit, 5 card, Courchevel and KO games.

If you are cash game player I suggest a smaller site although there will be less traffic the competition will be far less. A site like Betonline or Betfair
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Yes Pokerstars is always on top for game selection i find, it is just that the players there are always fairly good and in this case they might all be better than me. I have been playing a little bit on partypoker but I will try Pokerstars out for sure, 888 has a couple decent o8 tourneys a day ( usually NL) and I find myself partaking in those, there very fun, although I haven't taken one down or even got in the money yet. Thanks for the suggestions and good luck!
 
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O8 is an awesome game. I find the games at betonline, intertops, and ACR pretty good. Betonline and ACR being the softest.
 
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Hey
Sounds interesting
Will surely check it out
Have always played Omaha live cash games.

It’s an amazing game.
You can win big or lose big after the river is dealt.
 
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Tmoney999 said:
I am and always will be a NLH poker player, that is where my roots lie. From online poker i have been introduced to the game of Omaha high low or also known as O8- Omaha 8 or better. I play this game as often as I can because I absolutely love it. It is such a fascinating game to me. So much going on, and its not just like Omaha hi, it is a totally different beast. In this game on the river you can play a high hand and a low hand, the low is anywhere from a-8. It can be a every forgiving game if you don't happen to make your high hand and your left with a good low to play or often any low if heads up could be good. I love this game, there is so much thought in it and the overall goal is to play hands that scoop pots, scoop is to win both the high and the low. Scooping a hand can be difficult but when you do so the pot is usually huge by the river. I am still very new to this game but it is growing on me and i am starting to really love it. What are you thoughts on the game?? Have you had much success playing it? where do you find the best 08 games online??
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I'm mainly a NLHE player but have been learning O8 for the last couple of years and more recently it's the game I have been playing the most.

Anything can happen on the river, had these 2 in the last 2 days, and many many more fun hands, and many times frustrating hands


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Zorba said:
I'm mainly a NLHE player but have been learning O8 for the last couple of years and more recently it's the game I have been playing the most.

Anything can happen on the river, had these 2 in the last 2 days, and many many more fun hands, and many times frustrating hands



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Oh wow, impressive. those are some real nice hands. The royal was just a beauty spot, i'm surprised the second biggest hand was A10. Such a great game though, even though you had the nuts with the straight flush the A2 showed up for half the pot, this game has me loving A2 as in NLH its just a fold on many occasions.
 
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