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atownshend
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Re-read the book, "Pot Limit Omaha: Understanding winning play by William Jockusch. Had another go at PL Omaha, full ring. So far playing at low limits, limping in and committing my chips when I have the best of it (nuts or close to it) I have found that there are plenty of players willing to give there money away. I think the key is understanding the strength of you hand possible hand at each turn of the card. When transitioning from NLHE this is particularly difficult, which is why so many players make poor decisions.
dudemanstan
Visionary
Silver Level
Good game tonight player 27 lol I played that hand bad, good call, and nice first place there!!!
To any readers who are not player 27.. he just knocked me out in 3rd, and went on to finish first. He said he posted in this thread.
To any readers who are not player 27.. he just knocked me out in 3rd, and went on to finish first. He said he posted in this thread.
dudemanstan
Visionary
Silver Level
Ok I lmao at that lol
99TERRANCE99
Legend
Silver Level
Omaha is a great game ,cant stand hi low though makes little sense that a low hand can beat a high hand ,I wish more sites had more of it,usually very little and to find cash players its even less unfortunately.
dudemanstan
Visionary
Silver Level
Aleksei
Legend
Silver Level
When ever I read your post, It is with Robert Downey Jr's voice from Iron Man.
Zorba
27
Platinum Level
What makes them fishier.
Aleksei
Legend
Silver Level
Omaha is more complex and harder to learn, gets less publicity, and there is far less strategy out there for the game. All of that adds up to a lot less regs playing the game (like, look around this forum for instance -- like 90% of people here, myself included, primarily play NLHE).What makes them fishier.
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
What makes them fishier.
Simply this;
Most folks new to Omaha are coming from HE, typically NLHE. They have yet to grasp the notion that they are dealt 6 HE hand2 (2 card combo's), and each player also has 6 HE hands. At an 8 or 9 seat table this means you are up against 42 or 48 other combo's each hand.
Think about that when you jam AA in any Omaha game. They try really hard to bet folks off their hands when they hold AA. It is almost like neon lights on their foreheads spelling out 'I have AA!'
I prefer O8 myself. Which, it can be argued, is 2x harder than plain Omaha.
Brand new Omaha players will always stack it when they forget it is '2 from your hand, and 3 from the board'. Always a fishy giveaway.
Zorba
27
Platinum Level
Noted,Simply this;
Most folks new to Omaha are coming from HE, typically NLHE. They have yet to grasp the notion that they are dealt 6 HE hand2 (2 card combo's), and each player also has 6 HE hands. At an 8 or 9 seat table this means you are up against 42 or 48 other combo's each hand.
Think about that when you jam AA in any Omaha game. They try really hard to bet folks off their hands when they hold AA. It is almost like neon lights on their foreheads spelling out 'I have AA!'
I prefer O8 myself. Which, it can be argued, is 2x harder than plain Omaha.
Brand new Omaha players will always stack it when they forget it is '2 from your hand, and 3 from the board'. Always a fishy giveaway.
I have been playing a few PL Omaha Hi freerolls at FTP lately, it is the Hi/Lo game that throws me.
jazzaxe
Legend
Silver Level
Omaha can be an easy game or a hard game depending on the type of players. Some games are made tough by the average amount bet. I have been in games where a pot size bet is the average. In those games, you need to have good starting hands and good position, since if you bet in early position you get raised out easily. The family pot games where you don't see a lot of raising until after the flop are the ones where you can afford to draw more and you will get paid off when you hit.
Aleksei
Legend
Silver Level
Also I think fish love Omaha because you get a piece of the board every hand. I remember when I was a fish (of the aggrotard monkey variety, which arguably I still am ) I loved Omaha because I had something I could bet or raise with every hand.
) I loved Omaha because I had something I could bet or raise with every hand.
RichL
Legend
Silver Level
Full Tilts 'Game of the Week' (double FT points) is Omaha 6. Six hole cards each. That sounds like fun. I didn't know that variant existed. Hopefully there are a few freerolls for the game though I can see people shoving just about every hand.
WEC
Legend
Silver Level
I love playing Omaha Hi/Low and a little less so straight Omaha Hi. If you are the gambling type it is a game with a ton of action, money flying everywhere, and the odds are pretty tight with very few large edges in the game. Not sure if it will get more popular than Holdem, but it can be an exciting game.
dj11
Legend
Silver Level
Another important notion about Omaha vs NLHE is that you MUST use 2 cards from your hand.
Most important when the flop is trips like 999. If you don't have the case 9 or a pair in hand you will not be winning this hand. Period! If the turn river is AK, and you think your A is then good, you will lose a wad.
Point being that Omaha is NOT just an expanded Holdem.
Most important when the flop is trips like 999. If you don't have the case 9 or a pair in hand you will not be winning this hand. Period! If the turn river is AK, and you think your A is then good, you will lose a wad.
Point being that Omaha is NOT just an expanded Holdem.
FastOne
Legend
Loyaler
Omaha H/L is my favorite game. It's what I mostly play in cash games. One thing to have in mind when playing it (either high or H/L) is that almost all Omaha tables are pot limit, and that can be tricky, pots can get really big toward the river.
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millertime
Rock Star
Silver Level
i also love omaha and O8. they are very fun games to play and simply make HE look boring by comparison. as others have stated, the fish in omaha like to build pots and you cant bet many people out of hands preflop. this is a post flop game and you have to change your hands accordingly. you need a straight or better for omaha hi.
low can be great when you flop the low and have 2 other people in the hand going for the high. you can bet them off at the river or just be super agro. you know you've got half already. also makes it tough for people to get a read on you once you know how to bet the high and low effectively.
low can be great when you flop the low and have 2 other people in the hand going for the high. you can bet them off at the river or just be super agro. you know you've got half already. also makes it tough for people to get a read on you once you know how to bet the high and low effectively.
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A9ofHearts
Visionary
Silver Level
This can be a problem though when there are two of you with the nut low and one person with the high. You will only end up with 1/4 of the pot and imo this happens more often than two people going for the high.
FastOne
Legend
Loyaler
It does happen, and a lot. Got to be careful.
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Sponger
Rising Star
Bronze Level
A great way to learn omaha is to play mixed tournaments (HORSE, HOSE, 8 Game, and Hold Em/Omaha mix). poker stars has a wide variety of play money MTT's and SNG's for you to get familiar with the rules before you hop into a cash game or tourney.
PL Omaha Hi/Lo is by far my favorite style of poker. So much more action and hand possibilities. I wish more casinos would offer more live omaha
PL Omaha Hi/Lo is by far my favorite style of poker. So much more action and hand possibilities. I wish more casinos would offer more live omaha