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In this guide we will deal with strategies and
tips for Omaha poker. The game style in Omaha
poker is different than in Texas Hold'em by two
things: every player gets 4 cards (unlike the 2
in Hold'em) + you must use only two cards out of
the four, while conducting the last hand. The
good news for the Omaha fans, are that you can
use six different combinations out of the cards
in your hand, which gives you more information
whether your hand is going to lose or to win.
Starting Hands:
In Omaha the strength of
the cards depends if you have cards that enables
you many results, therefore strong starting
hands gives you plenty of possibilities to
create a strong hand. In this guide we will give
examples to which hands are strong and which are
weak + we will review the rest of the games
process.
Strong Hands:
10h, Jd, Qd, Kh – a fantastic hand to start
with. Not just it gives you an option for two
Royal Flushes; it gives you possibility for 3
Straight Flushes, 2 Flushes, and 16 other hands.
Ad, Ac, Kd, Kc – a strong hand with a
possibility for a Flush and a Full House.
7h, 8c, 9d, 10d – possibilities for many hands,
and a Straight Flush.
8h, Qc, Qd, Ah – High Flush, Straight or
possibility for Full House.
Weak Hands:
2c, 6c, 7c, Qc – four image cards that don't
give many possibilities than Flush.
Qd, 5d, 5c, 5h – every hand that includes Three
of a kind, is unlikely to get better. Even in
case of flush it's only in third place – fold.
2c, 2d, 3s, 3h – maybe this looks good from
first sight, but all you can do is Three of a
kind or Full House from low level. Play
carefully.
The “Flop”:
like mentioned above, don't
waste money (nor your time) on a bad hand.
Another strong recommendation is to watch out
from a straight on “Flop Trap” (or “Soft”
shortly), those hands can be horrible, and here
is an example so you get the idea:
The “Flop” shows you 6d, 7d, 8c and you have 9c,
10h, Ah, Kc, and immediately you think that here
comes the ”Straight”. Before you enter and put
your house on it, think closely before you lose
it all. Every diamond will give someone a Flush
and also every 9 or 10, and it's almost surely
that someone will have a higher straight than
yours. Of course you can assume that someone
went on the low hand, so if you win, you will
win only half of the pot, which you can also
loose.
If you are holding a hand like A, 2, 3, 4 and
there is only one small card in the flop, unless
you have a chance for a high hand (like Flush
with an Ace), it's better for you to fold. If
two small cards are in the flop then put your
money in the middle of the table, especially if
you are building on the small hand but you also
have a chance for the high hand. In case you
have a high hand, without any possibility for a
small hand while on the table the direction is
low, remain with your hand only if you have a
really good hand, otherwise it's recommended to
fold.
The Turn:
If your turn arrived and you have good cards,
you better put more money on the table to
encourage other players to fold. If those
players won't fold, they might get a better hand
in the last card, and you wouldn't like that to
happen would you? If another player placed a
large bet and your best cards are three of a
kind or a Straight, when the cards on the table
can help someone to complete a Flush – it's
recommended to fold before it costs you more
money (the odds to get a Full House are small
and you can be almost sure that someone already
has a Flush).
The River:
If you've got this far, you should have a good
hand so good luck! It's highly recommended not
to get to this point if you don't have a good
hand, because in the long term, it will get you
only loses (how many times can you bluff?)
Important Tip:
Omaha poker like Texas Hold'em is a game of many
factors (people, table's location, reaction
time, luck etc.) and therefore possible results
at the hand's end aren't the only consideration
you should be taken. It's a game for very
considerate people, until the smallest detail...
good luck!
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