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