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Heresthecooler
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hello to all,
Omaha 8 can be a complicated game, if you are unaware of how to win. There is a kick to this game - there's a low pot. A low pot is made up of five different cards, ranging from ace to eight. There isn't always a low pot, but there is always a high pot. This is the game where crappy starting cards can take down half the pot. It's almost always a good idea to raise with an ace and a two, in your hand. Now, let's say you are holding an ace, a two and a three. This hand is much more powerful than just an ace and a two. You can always raise with this starting hand. This hand is much stronger because it allows you to have a chance at the low pot, if an ace, a two, or a three were to hit. You can never lose a pot with an ace to five straight. However, you have to be careful in this situation. It won't always happen, but it will happen - being quartered. This means you share the low or high pot with just one player, and he/she would win the other pot, entirely. You are beaten once and have tied the other hand, so you are left with a quarter of the pot. There is no way to avoid this. Sensing this is almost impossible as well. Choose your starting hands wisely.
Omaha 8 can be a complicated game, if you are unaware of how to win. There is a kick to this game - there's a low pot. A low pot is made up of five different cards, ranging from ace to eight. There isn't always a low pot, but there is always a high pot. This is the game where crappy starting cards can take down half the pot. It's almost always a good idea to raise with an ace and a two, in your hand. Now, let's say you are holding an ace, a two and a three. This hand is much more powerful than just an ace and a two. You can always raise with this starting hand. This hand is much stronger because it allows you to have a chance at the low pot, if an ace, a two, or a three were to hit. You can never lose a pot with an ace to five straight. However, you have to be careful in this situation. It won't always happen, but it will happen - being quartered. This means you share the low or high pot with just one player, and he/she would win the other pot, entirely. You are beaten once and have tied the other hand, so you are left with a quarter of the pot. There is no way to avoid this. Sensing this is almost impossible as well. Choose your starting hands wisely.