Omaha hi-lo split...

[N.D.]

https://cakepoker.com//HandHistory/?Hand=xcLHxsTFxsHEx8TExMLAx4jCzMLAzME=

I more than doubled up, but I'm baffled by my opponent's aggression with their starting hands. Please someone give me some insight.

I just think my hand had a lot more possibilities. From a pre-flop standpoint, I pretty much have a lock on lo. I also had straight and A high flush draws.

They had played passively earlier, and with much better hands. I folded more, and waited for a good hand. I just don't get it. I wouldn't have min-raised but normally a min-raise either pumps the table with loose callers or makes the really good players fold crap.

 

[c9h13no3]

Yeah, who knows what your super loose opponents were thinking...

You can use this odds calculator to help you get familiar with your equity. Generally, your edge preflop in Omaha 8 isn't all that huge, but when your opponents are this bad, I don't mind the play, since you owned 42% of the equity in a 4 way pot. Players at this level will stack off with worse oh-so-often. However, once you move up, I wouldn't make a habit out of trying to cram your stack in preflop without the most premium of hands. You want flops to be multi-way in this game, since you're often only winning half. At least that's the little bit of understanding I've gotten from playing limit.

 

[N.D.]

TY so much for the calculator. I hate putting all my chips in pre-flop regardless of the game, except in the early stages of an R&A, I don't mind it so much there. I just couldn't for the life of me fathom what was going on in their heads. Oh and the guy who initiated the pushing, had the absolute worst of it. I just don't get it. Coop's play I wouldn't have hated if his 9 had been an A through 3 of diamonds. I mean I love the winning, but the play is gag-worthy, for a push.