Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 9
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The thing about Omaha is so many people don't understand how to play it. And these people are the ones that make it frustrating for the people that think (and probably do have a fair idea) they do know how to play. Basically when I look at my Omaha starting hands (I have only played Omaha Hi), I want a hand that can improve to be the nuts. So when I get my hand, I look and think, how many ways can this improve to be the nuts.
Are their nut flushes?
Straights? Even if I hit my straight will it be good enough? (Never play a straight on a board that has paired, or has got flush possibilities)
Full houses? Even if I hit my full house, will it be good enough? (That's right, it's quite common to get full house over full house, or even four-of-a-kind over full house.)
Suited cards under 10 are worthless, so if you have them make sure you have other cards that can make your hand (like a 4-card straight for example). Never EVER play on with an overpair. Never play on with a straight draw unless the board is rainbow and the next card is cheap (and even then, it better be the nut straight you're drawing for).
The problem with people in this game is not so much the drawing (which is also a huge problem), but the overestimation of their hand's value. An example the other day was when I flopped the nut straight (7 T J with the 8 9 in my hand) on a rainbow board. Bingo I though, bet, raise, re-raise, re-re-raise, call and I'm all in, and what BETTER hand to be all in on!? Needless to say the guy hits runner-runner clubs and flushes me out. What did he have after the flop? A pair of Kings!!!!! He though his overpair was good enough to go all-in on! I couldn't believe someone could see an overpair, and think it even playable, let alone all-inable!
It's these sorts of occurances that make people like our friend here hate this game so much. But if you are patient, and do wait for hands that can turn into the nuts, I believe this is a very beatable game.
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