Omaha Holdem

Omaha Poker

Omaha is the 2:nd most popular poker variation; Texas Holdem is of course the most popular.  Omaha is an action game. Omaha games often have bigger and more interesting pots then Texas. If you play poker to gamble Omaha is probably more fun and gives you a better chance to win big. And if you take the time to learn the game you will make more money in the long run at Omaha because of the weak opposition. There are lots of relatively good Texas Holdem players out there but very few play good Omaha.
The most common variant of Omaha played online is Omaha High PL.

Pot Limit Omaha
The pot limit game limits betting and raises to a maximum that is currently in the pot. If the pot holds $30, you cannot bet more than $30. If you are raising on a player's bet, your call is included in the pot already. If, for example, the pot is $50 In a Pot Limit Game, the maximum bet/raise can't be more than the current pot account $50.
In a full ring Omaha game it usually takes a very strong hand to win. Two pair and trips don't win very often in this game. You need to aim for the nut straight, nut flush, or nut full house most of the time. You have 4 pocket cards in Omaha, which gives everyone 6 Texas Holdem starting hands. You can use card 1+2 1+3 1+4 2+3 2+4 3+4. If you are in a pot with five other players after the flop, it is almost comparable to a Texas Holdem game against thirty other players, because each of your five competitors is holding six Holdem hands instead of one.

As in most forms of poker your starting hand strategy is of course important if you want to be a winner at Omaha. There seems to be a tendency to call pre flop with any hand. A lot of Omaha hands look good to the inexperienced player.

A good Omaha starting hand is not a hand including one or two good Texas hands all four hole cards need to work well together.

As in Texas Holdem, your position is very important and you can loosen up your starting hand requirements slightly in late position if nobody has shown strength.

Omaha strategy for drawing hands

The most important Omaha strategy is to draw to the nuts or not at all. If you are playing for a flush it should be nuts you are aiming for. The same applies to straights as well. Otherwise you will end up losing a lot of money to players who only ever draw to the nuts in the long term.

The strategy for winning in Omaha requires pot manipulation. You need to get more money in when you have the best of it; and try to play cheap when you don't. Nut hands and nut draws should "drive the betting" whereas non-nut hands cannot.

Bluffing

Bluffing should be done very rarely in Omaha. Omaha players often like their hands and some player will almost always call you

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