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Starting hands: you can use this point counting system
http://www.homestead.com/ehutchison/OmahaSystem.html
Basically in omaha hi-lo you want starting hands that can scoop both the hi and the lo hand.
AA23 double suited is the best starting hand.
Strong hi only starting hands are also playable, but starting hands that are good for lo only are not good.
You want to stay away from hands that has a lot of mid cards - for example 6789 is not a good hand. It gives you a lot of str8 possibilities but if you hit a straight you will only get 1/2 a pot because there is probably a low out there.
A lot of times low hands are splitted, so you may be quartered, so even if you have the nut low you may be losing money. This should not discourage you from playing low nuts strong, but if the pot is 3 way and all are raising you should be careful with the nut low.
Another type of hand that costs me a lot of money when I start playing omaha was hands that were 2nd or 3rd best on both high and low.
For example the board is 3s,7s,8c, Js, Kd.
My hand is ad4s Qs Qd.
You have the 2nd best low and 3rd best high, and the pot continuesly get reraised by two players, you are probably a sucker both ways.
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