| In this article I will give you the basic to | | | | remember is if a pair appear on the board |
| playing Omaha Poker, If you are already | | | | their is a very high chance of someone |
| established with Texas Hold'em you should | | | | hitting a fullhouse or 4oak. Straight flushes |
| already understand the basics of Omaha. | | | | are also a very high possibility in Omaha |
| However beware if you are a Hold'em player as | | | | games. |
| there are some pitfalls which are pointed out | | | | |
| towards the end of the article. | | | | Also you must use at least 2 of your hole |
| | | | cards, for example the board see's 4 clubs |
| How to Play Omaha. | | | | come up and you have the Ac and the rest of |
| | | | your cards hold no value. You do not hit a |
| Omaha is played in pretty much they same way | | | | flush at all. This can lead to many curious |
| as hold'em but with several differences, the | | | | hands, another example being Q K Q K 10 are |
| main and most obvious difference being that | | | | showing on the board and you have A J, you |
| the player is dealt 4 hole cards with which | | | | hit a straight, if another player has A K |
| to make the best hand rather than 2 in poker. | | | | they' don't hit a full house just three of a |
| You can use any of your 2 hole cards and any | | | | kind (KKK) with Ace Kicker. This can be a |
| 3 of the boards 5 cards to make the best | | | | strange rule to get used to especially if you |
| hand. Hands are ranked in the same way as | | | | come from a Hold'em background where you |
| Hold'em (Royal Flush being best down to High | | | | don't need to play any of your cards. |
| Card being worse) | | | | |
| | | | Other Versions of Omaha |
| Omaha is not Hold'em | | | | |
| | | | Hi/Lo - Two separate pots are available to |
| This is the most important thing to remember | | | | win . The lo pot is where you have the five |
| when converting from Hold'em. Being dealt 4 | | | | lowest cards made from 2 of your cards and 3 |
| cards doesn't give you an 2 extra hands it | | | | on the board (the best hand being A2345) |
| gives you 6. Omaha is much more variant and | | | | flushes, straights, pairs etc don't count for |
| bad beats can be a very common occurrence, | | | | the lo pot. Assuming the other player can |
| Just because you are ahead on the flop and | | | | beat the lo pot winner with his 5 best cards |
| you know it, there will still be many outs | | | | he will win the high pot. |
| for your opponents. Also being Dealt AAKK | | | | |
| doesn't necessarily mean you are powering | | | | Start out at the small tables when playing |
| ahead of your opponents preflop. Imagine you | | | | omaha $0.02/$0.05 are best if your just |
| have Ac Ad Ks Kd and you hit the flop of 3c | | | | starting out. Play around with Pot limit and |
| 4d 7c you may think you have the nuts, but | | | | fixed Limit (quite rare to fine players here) |
| really there are so many potential hands out | | | | tables, as well as Hi/Lo tables. New players |
| their such as flush and straight draws, 3oak | | | | may not be as comfortable playing Hi/Lo |
| and 2 pair even hitting an A on the river | | | | tables straight away (so this might be a good |
| will only give you 30ak against so many more | | | | way to exploit them! |
| powerful hands. Also an important thing to | | | | |