Help me understand why my Omaha low hand lost

[new2pkr]

Glad I got your attention!

just started playin poker and tried omaha hi lo
my hand 8,10,J,A
his Hand 2,8,Q,7
Board 5,3,6,9,9

result
he wins hi with 5,6,7,8,9
he wins lo with 2,3,5,6,7

I thought I wud win lo with
A,3,5,6,8

Explain peeze
confuzd

 

[pantin007]

u win the low with the lowest high card being used
9,8,7,6,5 is greater than 10,4,3,2,A
9 is lower than 10 thats why it wins

and u dont need to put a false title, someone will always reply at cc

 

[bob_tiger]

lol ok....not even sure what this was all about

 

[new2pkr]

thnx 4 that i thought it was the lowest card , i.e the a that wuda won

 

[BillyTheBull]

u win the low with the lowest high card being used
9,8,7,6,5 is greater than 10,4,3,2,A
9 is lower than 10 thats why it wins

and u dont need to put a false title, someone will always reply at cc

Actually, pantin007 was right in principle, but somehow got the numbers wrong -- she is right in saying that the lowest high card of a low hand wins, but of course neither 9 or T would qualify for a low hand in Omaha. By the way, if there's a tie where two players both have (for example) a 7-high low hand, then the next lowest card is used to decide (e.g. 75432 beats 7632A), and so forth. I also agree w/ pantin007 that you shouldn't use deceiving titles for your posts. . . .

Ok, now that that's said, let's look at your example:
Your low hand was 8653A (as you correctly stated), while your opponent's low hand was 76532; his 7-high beats your 8-high for the low.

As you don't give suits or any additional background it's impossible to say what exactly went on in this hand, but aside from your starting hand being (at best) marginal -- meaning that you probably shouldn't have been in this hand in the first place -- you should hardly ever expect to win a low hand with an 8-high in Omaha H/L, as it is the weakest possible low hand, even if the rest of your low is very good (e.g. 8432A). This is ESPECIALLY true if the 8 is in your hand (as opposed to being on the board, where everyone might have to use it as part of their low hand).

Hope that helps . . . good luck at the tables!

 

[pantin007]

Actually, pantin007 was right in principle, but somehow got the numbers wrong --he is right in saying that the lowest high card of a low hand wins, but of course neither 9 or T would qualify for a low hand in Omaha. By the way, if there's a tie where two players both have (for example) a 7-high low hand, then the next lowest card is used to decide (e.g. 75432 beats 7632A), and so forth. I also agree w/ pantin007 that you shouldn't use deceiving titles for your posts. . . .

Ok, now that that's said, let's look at your example:
Your low hand was 8653A (as you correctly stated), while your opponent's low hand was 76532; his 7-high beats your 8-high for the low.

As you don't give suits or any additional background it's impossible to say what exactly went on in this hand, but aside from your starting hand being (at best) marginal -- meaning that you probably shouldn't have been in this hand in the first place -- you should hardly ever expect to win a low hand with an 8-high in Omaha H/L, as it is the weakest possible low hand, even if the rest of your low is very good (e.g. 8432A). This is ESPECIALLY true if the 8 is in your hand (as opposed to being on the board, where everyone might have to use it as part of their low hand).

Hope that helps . . . good luck at the tables!

FYP
sry bout the numbers, im too accustom to playing razz and lowball

 

[KingCurtis]

boooo...on this thread

 

[SeanyJ]

Fake title = lame to the max.

 

[switch0723]

Actually, pantin007 was right in principle, but somehow got the numbers wrong -- she is right

Makes the thread worth imo

 

[pantin007]

Makes the thread worth imo

i wonder if he thinks thats me in my avatar................

 

[bongswat]

its lowest 5 cards however 76543 is better than 23458 because 7 is a better low does that help

 

[ph_il]

i wonder if he thinks thats me in my avatar................

OMG! Joo are so hot!!

 

[pantin007]

OMG! Joo are so hot!!

who is going to deny that

 

[BillyTheBull]

i wonder if he thinks thats me in my avatar................

Makes the thread worth imo

Well, I'm glad that my valiant efforts to help out a fellow player boiled down to this little bit of cheap entertainment. . . .

But just to clarify, NO, I didn't think that was your pic, pantin. (I do know who Annette Obrestad is and what she looks like, although I hope I won't run into her at a poker table anytime soon.) However, seeing the female avatar -- and not otherwise knowing who pantin007 is -- using a female article seemed like the natural choice. . . . Sorry about that, ok?!

(By the way, Billy, my little bull, is quite often mistaken for a cow at the poker table, so I guess I know how it feels. . . .)

 

[riffpoker]

whats wrong with the guys title????

speaking of false titles 90% of the avatars on here are fictitious to the displayer (me included)........ give the guy a break ya bunch of self rightious whiners.

peace

 

[switch0723]

^^^ Dont comment on the matter unless you understand sarcasm and have properly read through thread :smile:

 

[riffpoker]

I'll comment.....whenever and however I want....like everyone else my opinion might mean something to someone, somewhere, sometime.

 

[pantin007]

no problem billy,

and riff and switch, where is da love?

 

[SeanyJ]

whats wrong with the guys title????

speaking of false titles 90% of the avatars on here are fictitious to the displayer (me included)........ give the guy a break ya bunch of self rightious whiners.

peace

Well the original name of the title was something like "I won $10,000 with 10 2 off! "

 

[PuffinNugs420]

lowest hi card wins it

your highest low card was 8 and his highest low card was a 7. A 7 low beats an 8 low. if someone had A,2,3,5,7 and someone else had 2,3,4,5,6, then the 6 low would win the hand regardless if you had an A to start your lowest hand. Its the lowest last # that is used

 

[riffpoker]

Well the original name of the title was something like "I won $10,000 with 10 2 off! "

well that explains it then......the title had changed before I first read the post....so um nevermind, I recant any remarks deemed offensive relating to this post. :angel: