Omaha High-Low for Low-Limit Players

Omaha High vs. Omaha Hi-Lo

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Only play in loose games where five or more players see the flop on average. Be skilled at calculating pot odds. Key Advice and Common Mistakes Key advice for Limit Omaha Hi-Lo In general, you should only play hands that include A-2, A-3 or for low hand, though of course a backup low card confers additional value. You should usually only play hands that have four cards 9 and higher for high hand. In order to mix up your play, you should occasionally play A-4 suited and A-5 suited if the other two cards also work well with the hand.

Fold most hands that include a 7, 8 or 9. Most of these hands have a negative expected value. When you hit a good flop, play more aggressively. Fold your hand on the flop very often. Play hands that are capable of scooping the pot. Do not play after the flop if you do not have the nut potential.

Occasionally bluff on the river if there is not a low hand out. You should bluff infrequently. Only play the more marginal starting hands in late position, when several players have called in front of you.

Calling all the way with only a high or low potential. Seeing flops with four middle cards, like Raising with A-2 in early position and making players fold instead of seeing the flop cheaply with more players in. Calling on the flop with only a low draw when the flop comes with two high cards. Calling on the flop with only a high draw when the flop comes with two low cards. Generally, you should only play hands that include an A-2, A-3 or for low hand.

As a rule, you should only play hands that have four cards at least nine and higher for high hand. An exception is A-9 hands with two big cards; this type of hand should not normally be played at all. You should occasionally play A-4 suited and A-5 suited if the other two cards work well with the hand. Usually, do not raise in early position with your good A-2 hands. Instead, raise with it in late position when there are several callers in front of you. This type of raise builds the pot when you are likely to have the best hand going in.

Pocket aces Again, if you hold an A-A and a low card like a two or three or an ace suited, do not raise before the flop in early position. Four low cards With this type of hand it is hard to scoop the pot and you do not flop the nut low hand often enough to make this hand profitable. Four high cards This type of hand can be worth playing for a high hand though you should be prepared to fold if there are two or three low cards on the flop.

High pairs You should only play this type of hand if you have two other good cards to go with your high pair. Flop Play Count the pot and the number of outs you have to make your hand and then determine if it is profitable to draw.

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You should only call with a drawing hand if you think you will get paid off if you hit. Consider which opponents you are up against and how they play their hands. Be prepared to fold your hand on the flop very often. When you hit, play more aggressively. Be ready to raise in a big pot if the flop gives you many different draws. A good example is if you hit a something like a weak flush draw, a third-best low draw and an inside straight draw.

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You should then raise to force your opponents out and give your hand a better chance to win if you hit. However, be prepared to release your hand if there is heavy action behind you. Do not draw for a low when the flop comes with two high cards. Similarly, do not draw for a high when the flop comes with two low cards, unless your hand consists of additional values, such as a flush draw.

If you flop a flush draw not the nut flush draw and there exists no chance for a low, FOLD. Two suited cards on the flop If you have the flush draw and no low draw, only go for the flush if it is the nut flush draw.

Limit Omaha High-Low

If there is a pair on the board, you should release your flush and straight draws. They told me that since I didn't win both, I lost the high and the low getting nothing. In the 'Low' example, there are ten different cards, when in reality, at least one of them must be a shared card. Play Poker Best Poker Sites. Find the best poker sites to start your online poker quest. Our in-depth reviews make it easy to pick the right poker site. Ready to play for real?

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Starting Hands for Limit Omaha Hi-Lo (full table)

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The best of PokerListings video from strategy tips to pro interviews to full-on poker documentaries. First is in the cards to look for when going for a low. Always depending on the action, of course, I almost never will go for a low without an A-2 in my hand. Second is just how bad middle cards are in an Omaha hand.

It's not bad, and if it's the first Omaha book you pick up to get started in the game, it won't do you wrong. But there's so little actual content, and what's there is so shallow, that I really can't give this book a rating better than 2 stars. This book, like Boston's previous work, is a compilation of hand statistics gathered from computer simulation of millions of low limit hands. He presents some generalizations gleaned from the data along with guidelines for selecting hands to play - and hands to fold.

Omaha-8 is a more complicated game than Hold'em simply because of the number of hole cards. As a result evaluation of the playability of hands pre-flop in Omaha-8 is much more difficult, necessitating simulation. The value of computer simulations is undisputed and some outstanding players - Chris Ferguson for one - owe their success in significant part to their own simulations. Bill Boston's data presentation allows a player to get most of the value of such simulations without the programming effort that would ordinarily be required. The bulk of the book is comprised of tables detailing the outcome of Boston's simulations, and it is these tables that are of the most value - indeed it is the tables that provide the data supporting any conclusions that can be drawn from the simulations.

The text details the more important of these conclusions. One reviewer apparently didn't appreciate the value of the tables NOT "charts" as he stated.

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He apparently wanted a check list of which hands to play and which to avoid. This is a valuable resource for all Omaha-8 players. If you'll assimilate Boston's discussion, then take the time to pore over the tables your game will improve. Good basic book was helpful. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I didn't know how to play Omaha before readiing this book.

I have read the entire book through, so it is easy reading. I have been playing Omaha and I have had some winning days. Love to play Omaha now. Good book- helped me better understand high low games. Received promptly as promised. Gotta love Kindle books! No muss, no fuss,. The book was exactly what I expected from Bill Boston. I have another of his books, and he is a very good. The charts are easy to understand, and with a little effort, easy to use. This book is to the point and shows you what hands to play and which to avoid. A great way to get started or improve you Omaha hi low game. See all 15 reviews.

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