Omaha H/L

[KMC1828]

That's still sort of a backhanded swipe...

LOL what do you want from me?

A very important point to make with regard to hand selection and pf raising in Omaha H/L is POSITION. In early postion A,2,x,x with no suits and no other pr or good high or low cards is a limp at best...and probably not even worth risking the chips since someone is bound to make a raise after you and then what do you do out of postion....FOLD...waisting the limp money. On the other hand this hand is significantly stronger in late position if no one else has entered the pot before you or there was a late position limper before you. After you play it a lot your instincts help make it become second nature, but no one should talk about hand selection and betting without taking into consideration your position.

Solid point. This is especially true deep in tournaments when blinds are high and its a pot limit game. Your whole stack becomes vulnerable and hand selection is absolutely critical.

 

[bubbasbestbabe]

Raising PF in any game is important. One of the reasons you want to do this is to build the pot. Another is to get marginal hands out. You cannot in any game say that it is bad to raise PF. Raising is part of your arsenal.

But the key is knowing what hands to raise with, your position, and the texture of the game. All of these affect raising PF. What would you do if you got PF A 2 4 Q double suited, on a loose table in the SB with 4 limpers? This screams for a raise.

If you do not bet,(raise), you don't build the pot. OM8/L is usually limit. The pots usually aren't high relative to the max buy in. You need to build your pot and a PF raise is one way to accomplish that.

 

[GordonStr222]

I would raise and raise and play it like if you had aces.......... the board comes low you have the nuts...... or if high you can try to bluff............ checking and calling gives other the chance to stay in with the same hand for a chop....... push them out.... and get your half.........

 

[Divebitch]

I would raise and raise and play it like if you had aces.......... the board comes low you have the nuts...... or if high you can try to bluff............ checking and calling gives other the chance to stay in with the same hand for a chop....... push them out.... and get your half.........

Hate to tell you this, but unless your pocket aces have 'help' (i.e. low & suited possibilities), this is not a good hand. The people 'staying in' the hand, probably know what they're doing, and if you're the type who keeps blindly raising your pocket As, you'll be toast very soon. ANY flush or str8 draw flops, you can gurantee someone has it. There are way better hands than this out there that do NOT involve any kind of pair.

 

[tonydamage]

plo h/l is most profitable when played together with other players who under stand how to make the most of donks who get dragged along with marginal hands. squeeze but dont overbet so people still call if you have the nut high/low only. you will eventually split the pot anyway, so why not make it big from contributions instead of trying to stack 1-2 players. i make most of my winnings in real life with my gambling buddy. we sit in casinos together and beat the crap out of the tables - we have been thrown out because they suspected us of using signals. we werent, we just knew how each other play

 

[mange]

Omaha Hi/Lo, A2

The A2 in your starting hand can be a blessing and also create cause for concern.

It kind of puts you on the spot to put some money out in the pot without having the nut hand.

Say you have A2 and go for the flop and hit only two low cards, and need one more low card for the nut win. Or, at least the low part of the hand.
What I do depends on the size of the bet. I will not chase if price is too high.

As you said, you tend to lose most of the time with the A2. Just do not chase when it gets too expensive. Be patience and wait for better hand to put you money in the pot.

The other day in a Hi Lo tourney, I had A234 8 on the flop. And, the maniacs came in betting high. Well, at that point I had at least the best hand, or a share of the best lo hand.

Well, I decided to call hoping that some high cards would fall and Would share in the pot. It was getting big. And, I was all in.

Well, I lost to two other players because of the cards that came out. They shared the big pot and I was left to make up the big loss. (Play money of course).

So, the A2 in Omaha hi/lo can be good and bad. But, it is nice to see them in your hand. Special if you have good hi cards too.

I think that playing Omaha hi/lo is a lost cause if a player is impatience and dont want to wait for every for a decent hand to play. But, it is such an enjoyable game and I have hard time getting away from it.

Good luck and hang in there with the A2. :joyman: :joyman: :joyman:

My opinion only. Not a good player, so dont take it to the bank. haha