Jul 28
Omaha poker card combinations, their winning probability and directions on playing
Very useful table date for day-to-day play with card combination, probability and explanations.
Jul 21
Quiz on starting hands for Omaha hi poker. The 2nd Part
For the beginning see the first part.
Let’s look at this situation this way: in Omaha hi poker a starting hand getting necessary cards at every fourth flop and winning half of that time is much more valuable than a hand getting necessary cards every second flop and winning quarter of them. Each hand wins one pot of eight but it is cheaper to play a hand attached to flop and winning higher pots than a hand combined to flop moderately. Continue reading »
Jul 14
Quiz on good starting hands in Omaha hi poker. The 1st Part
In all starting hands given at the end of this chapter assume that you are to act first after the flop in limit Omaha hi poker for nine people and decide what you are going to do: raise, call or fold before you read the answers. Though there is some difference in evaluating hands in a limit game and a pot-limit game, in this situation assume you play with pot limit if there aren’t additional instructions. Continue reading »
Jul 07
Omaha poker best starting hands. The 3rd Part
For the beginning see Part I and Part II
It’d be great if in every game we raised many hands with two aces and the cards were double-suited or all four cards laid in succession. Those would be best starting hands for Omaha poker. However, unfortunately such hands are very rare so we need to make some changes in our requirements. Otherwise we will fall upon the category of holdem players which enter the pot having only combinations like A-A, K-K, Q-Q or A-K.
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Jun 30
Omaha hi poker starting hand ranks. The 2nd Part
See beginning in Part I
To our opinion the following hands are close in their value. And we’re leaving it for you to arrange these starting hands according to their value for Omaha hi poker:
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Jun 23
Omaha holdem poker starting hand ranks. The 1st Part
When holdem players turn to playing Omaha they usually know what to do when the flop is opened but they don’t know how to consider starting hands in Omaha holdem poker. They may have correct thoughts about playing from the flop till the end or may not, but they all are not sure which starting hands are considered good. Continue reading »
Jun 16
A straight draw in Omaha holdem poker rules. The 2nd Part
For the beginning see the 1st Part
Another advantage of you having several higher cards than the flop cards lays in that if you or your opponent draws an unbeaten straight on the fourth street (card) you’ll get an opportunity of winning by drawing on the fifth street a new unbeaten straight. In the C example in case 7 appears on the fourth street and your opponent had J-10, then a queen in your hand means that if the last card is a jack or 10 you’re taking the whole bank. This is a bright example of such a concept. Continue reading »
Jun 09
Tips on straight draw in Omaha high poker. The 1st Part
The difference between Omaha and holdem is the most evident in drawing a straight. Potentially great size of a straight draw in Omaha high poker can raise its chances, and a draw may become in advantage over a pat hand very often. In holdem maximum missing cards to a straight are 8. Continue reading »
Jun 02
Suited cards in Omaha holdem poker
How important is it in Omaha holdem poker rules to have suited cards? Some players think that if they have cards for a flush without drawing, suited cards lead only to trouble. Let’s for example consider such deal:
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May 28
The construction of small threes-of-a-kind. The 2nd Part
For the beginning see the 1st Part.
Another problem of small threes-of-a-kind in a pot-limit game is a possibility to lose all your money, if your hand turns out to be the worst. The more money you’ve got, the more dangerous a small three-of-a-kind can be for you. In Omaha holdem poker there’s no need to work over the hand which you are going to fold anyway. It’s no sense to run after a “long-range” hand, even if you pay it off, but would want to play till an end. It follows from this that in a pot-limit game one may play on weak pairs only when they can see the flop without spending too much money.
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