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    Omaha

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    Omaha poker is an exciting game derived from Texas Holdem. Each player is dealt four private cards ("hole cards") which belong only to that player. Five community cards are dealt face-up on the "board". All players use exactly three of the five community cards together with exactly two of their hole cards to make the best five-card poker hand. Remember, in Omaha you must use exactly two hole cards and exactly three board cards. No more, and no less. Types of Omaha Poker Games

    • Limit Omaha Poker - There is a specific betting limit applied in each game and on each round of betting.
    • Pot Limit Omaha Poker - A player can bet what is in the pot (i.e. $100 into a $100 pot).
    • No Limit Omaha Poker - A player can bet any amount, up to all of their chips.
    Below is a general explanation on how to play Omaha Poker. The basic rules for all Omaha variants are the same, with the exception of the different betting structures between them. More details on these different betting structures follow. How to Play Omaha Poker Below is a general explanation on how to play Omaha Poker. The basic rules for all Omaha variants are the same, with the exception of the different betting structures between them. More details on these different betting structures follow. In Limit games, the big blind is the same as the small bet, and the small blind is typically half of the size of the big blind but may be larger depending on the stakes. For example, in a $2/$4 Limit game the small blind is $1 and the big blind is $2. In a $15/$30 Limit game, the small blind is $10 and the big blind is $15. In Pot Limit and No Limit games, the games are referred to by the size of their blinds (for example, a $1/$2 Omaha game has a small blind of $1 and a big blind of $2). Betting then commences from the player to the left of the big blind. Now, each player receives their four hole cards. Betting action proceeds clockwise around the table, starting with the player ‘under the gun’ (immediately clockwise from the big blind). Player Betting Options In Omaha, as with other forms of poker, the available actions are ‘fold’, ‘check’, ‘bet’, ‘call’ or ‘raise’. Exactly which options are available depends on the action taken by the previous players. Each poker player always has the option to fold, to discard their cards and give up any interest in the pot. If nobody has yet made a bet, then a player may either check (decline to bet, but keep their cards), or bet. If a player has bet, then subsequent players can fold, call or raise. To call is to match the amount the previous player has bet. To raise is to not only match the previous bet, but to also increase it. Pre-Flop After seeing his or her hole cards, each player now has the option to play his or her hand by calling or raising the big blind. The action begins to the left of the big blind, which is considered a ‘live’ bet on this round. That player has the option to fold, call or raise. For example, if the big blind was $2, it would cost $2 to call, or at least $4 to raise. Action then proceeds clockwise around the table. Note: The betting structure varies with different variations of the game. Explanations of the betting action in Limit Hold'em, No Limit Hold'em, and Pot Limit Hold'em can be found below. Betting continues on each betting round until all active players (who have not folded) have placed equal bets in the pot. The Flop After the first round of betting is complete, the "flop" is dealt face-up on the board. The flop is the first three community cards available to all active players. Play begins with the active player immediately clockwise from the button. In Limit Omaha, all bets and raises occur in increments of the small bet (for example, $2 in a $2/$4 game). The Turn When betting action is completed for the flop round, the "turn" is dealt face-up on the board. The turn is the fourth community card in an Omaha game. Play begins with the active player immediately clockwise from the button. In Limit Omaha, bets and raises on the turn are in increments of the big bet (for example, $4 in a $2/$4 game). The River When betting action is completed for the turn round, the "river" is dealt face-up on the board. The river is the fifth and final community card in Omaha poker. Betting begins with the active player immediately clockwise from the button. The Showdown If there is more than one remaining player when the final betting round is complete, the last person to bet or raise shows their cards, unless there was no bet on the final round in which case the player immediately clockwise from the button shows their cards first. The player with the best five-card hand wins the pot. Remember: in Omaha, players must use two and only two of their four hole cards in combination with exactly three of the cards from the board. In the event of identical hands, the pot will be equally divided between the players with the best hands. After the pot is awarded, a new Omaha poker game is ready to be played. The button now moves clockwise to the next player. Limit, Pot Limit, No Limit Omaha Omaha rules remain the same for Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit poker games, with a few exceptions:
    • Limit Omaha Betting in Limit Omaha is in pre-determined, structured amounts. Pre-flop and on the flop, all bets and raises are of the same amount as the big blind. On the turn and the river, the size of all bets and raises doubles. In Limit Omaha, up to four bets are allowed per player during each betting round. This includes a (1) bet, (2) raise, (3) re-raise, and (4) cap (final raise).
    • Pot Limit Omaha The minimum bet in Pot Limit Omaha is the same as the size of the big blind, but players can always bet up to the size of the pot. Minimum raise: The raise amount must be at least as much as the previous bet or raise in the same round. As an example, if the first player to act bets $5 then the second player must raise a minimum of $5 (total bet of $10). Maximum raise: The size of the pot, which is defined as the total of the active pot, plus all bets on the table, plus the amount the active player must first call before raising. Example: If the size of the pot is $100, and there is no previous action on a particular betting round, a player may bet a maximum of $100. After that bet, the action moves to the next player clockwise. That player can either fold, call $100, or raise any amount between the minimum ($100 more) and the maximum. The maximum bet in this case is $400 - the raiser would first call $100, bringing the pot size to $300, and then raise $300 more, making a total bet of $400. In Pot Limit Omaha, there is no ‘cap’ on the number of raises allowed.
    • No Limit Omaha The minimum bet in No Limit Omaha is the same as the size of the big blind, but players can always bet as much more as they want, up to all of their chips. Minimum raise: In No Limit Omaha, the raise amount must be at least as much as the previous bet or raise in the same round. As an example, if the first player to act bets $5 then the second player must raise a minimum of $5 (total bet of $10). Maximum raise: The size of your stack (your chips on the table). In No Limit Omaha, there is no ‘cap’ on the number of raises allowed.

    VIP Poker League Season 3

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    Re: VIP Poker League Season 3 James, i made my feelings clear just after the start of the league,hopefully when you do the next one it will be with a different site and a bit better organised with regards to prizes/tickets. i enjoyed the 2nd league but this one just didnt turn me on at all. Alan

    Applying Leverage

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    This summer, Bodog announced Amanda Musumeci as its newest pro after a nationwide search for a promising young female poker player. It was Musumeci’s impressive online tournament results and six-figure winnings that put her head and shoulders above her competitors. The strategically articulate Musumeci talked to PokerNews about an effective tactic she uses in tournaments -- leveraging. First of all, for those who don’t know, can you explain exactly what leveraging is? There are a couple types of leveraging. Stack leveraging and positional leveraging are two common examples. Stack leveraging can be used by either betting or raising to a size that either (a) implies and represents to our opponent that this pot is growing rapidly, and that a huge bet is likely coming on the turn and river, or (b) can be used by raising or reraising to a size that gives the illusion that you will call your opponent’s reraise or reshove, meaning that you are giving the illusion of being pot or stack committed. Positional leveraging is using position to your advantage to threaten your opponents stack and put them in tough spots. 
 Let’s talk about stack leveraging. Can you further explain in what situations you might use this tactic and how you would apply it? The point of leveraging is to represent a bigger hand that we won't soon be folding, and we do so by making increasingly larger bets on proceeding streets of play. Let’s say we’re in a three-way hand and each player has 2,500 in chips with blinds at 25-50. We raise in middle position to 125 preflop, a middle-to-late position player flats, and another late-position guy flats. The flop is dealt, and it doesn’t really matter what it is. The pot is now about 450, so we c-bet the flop about three times what we raised initially (once for each player in the pot). I think a bet of about 350 is good. One opponent flats, and the other folds. The turn is dealt, and we now have to bet large enough that we're making it clear illusion to our opponent that we're either close to committed to this pot, close to calling off to a reshove and/or that we're setting up for a big river bet or shove. So on the turn, the pot is 1,150 after he calls the flop. Your opponent should have about 2,000 chips remaining after this action. Here, we could do something chumpy like bet 400-600 on the turn, or we can apply leveraging by making a powerful bet that implies we're committed, or that we're definitely planning on going all in on the river. The bet should be about three times what we bet on the flop. In this case, the bet should be more like 700-900 on the turn. I like going with a bet of 775. We would both have about 1,200 behind if our opponent flats the turn, leaving him or her thinking that we are going to shove the river or call if they shove. It sounds effective, yet risky. It’s a strong play and can cost big chips sometimes if played in the wrong spot or versus the wrong type of player. The idea is that the pot starts small and cheap for your opponent, but you make it very large early in the hand, putting pressure on your opponent to feel like they need a nutty hand to continue in a pot of this size, at this level, and so deep stacked.

 Another common situation which we might apply both positional and stack leveraging would be if there is an aggro player to our right who opens in mid-position and we three-bet him in position to a size that implies we're probably calling a shove. We can also make bets like this postflop if they flat us. We can make bets versus our opponents that compromise enough of their stacks that they should feel you're committed to them and to the pot. It's all part of the illusion you're creating. In actuality, you likely have a hand that is rags if you're taking this line, so it's easy to fold when your opponent tries to take control of the action in an already inflated pot.

 So by using leveraging, we are basically taking away our opponents’ ability to make a play at us, so if he or she does shove against us, it’s for value and we can fold right? Also, because you need to commit so many chips to use this tactic, how do you know it is profitable? Well, since they usually won’t have a big enough hand to put their whole 2,500 stack at risk at 25-50 level, this means that the 95% of the time that they fold on the flop and turn, and we pick up good pots. Also, you can raise smaller preflop to get more weak hands involved, isolate limpers, and assume that anyone who had ace-king would definitely three bet such a small open raise, especially if there is a flatter or two. That makes it an easy fold pre for us to a three-bet. Hands more likely to flat small raises preflop are hands like weak aces, mid pairs and marginal broadways, suited connectors etc. People like to see cheap flops with those types of hands and won't usually try to three-bet pre with those types of hands, so I think their range is partially polarized when you open small and receive all flats in response to the open. Say the flop comes like ten-high. A player with pocket sevens will usually calls your flop c-bet, but if you put in a big on the turn, implying that you’re going all the way with this hand, it usually gets pocket sevens to then fold. It’s the same idea if a player hits top pair with a weak ace on the flop. When we c-bet, our opponent usually calls once. If we bet huge on the turn, he has to really consider if he wants to take an ace-weak hand all the way to river. Plus, for their stack sizes (using 2.5k starting stack at 25/50 scenario), flatting a turn bet for 775 leaving 1200ish behind isn't appetizing if you're planning on folding the river for the rest of your stack after having committed over half of it. So typically, mid-thinking players will simply give up to this strong turn bet on the turn with many of the holdings that they would proceed on the flop with. How does pot equity fit into the equation? What happens if say you turn a lot of equity with a card that gives you straight and flush draws? Then change your plan accordingly and play your nuts or draws the same way you normally would feel comfy doing so. If we bet huge on the flop with backdoor stuff, and we turn an out, and we typically check/shove or lead/call then, then just change your plan on using leveraging and instead revert to the plan of putting your chips in with your draw. Of course, it’s all player and situation dependant

    PLWSOP - Attendee's list - Important - Please Post to confirm

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    Re: PLWSOP - Attendee's list - Important

    OK it's official. I won't be able to make it this year. An annoying bastard has a couple of us working on the 27th on a contract. Since the people we are meeting are extremely important we can't get out of it' date=' and yes, I am VERY annoyed!. :@:@ Hope everyone has a blast![/quote'] thats a shame matey,looks like it could be a good`un this year

    Playing Big Hands on the Button

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    by Team Full Tilt: No matter what poker variant you’re playing, it’s vital to constantly think about the players left to act behind you and what their tendencies are. Too often, when facing a raise, poker players think only about how to play back at the raiser to their right, without thinking about the opponents still holding cards on their left. Let’s say you’re on the button in Pot-Limit Omaha with a powerful hand and facing a raise. There are several important factors that you need to consider here. In addition to the tendencies and range of possible holdings of the player that raised the pot, you should take into account the tendencies of the players in the blinds. You may not have any information about their holdings, but if you have information about what type of players they are, it will impact your decision. If you’re on the button with a strong Omaha hand, like a double-suited Broadway hand – A-K-Q-J, A-K-Q-10, etc. – or pocket Aces or pocket Kings. Many aggressive players will look down at cards like that and re-raise the pot immediately without a second thought. That’s fine, to a certain extent. If the open raiser is a little bit loose, you know that most of the time when you are re-raising him that your hand is better than his, you’re going to be in position and you want to play a big pot against him. However, factoring in the players in the blinds, you can sometimes get greater value by flat-calling. If one of the players in the blinds is loose, if he plays too many hands or if he protects his blinds routinely with marginal holdings, a flat-call may lure him into the pot in a situation where you have a big advantage over him. If he’s the type who plays small pairs or hands that are badly connected, the flop will often hit him but put him in bad shape relative to you. You might out-flop him set-over-set, he might make a sucker straight to your nut straight, a flush lower than your flush or any draw that is not going for the nuts and is actually drawing dead. If the players in the blinds, particularly the big blind, will defend with hands that are easily dominated and have trouble getting away from them if they hit the flop, you need to think seriously about just flat-calling pre-flop to invite them in. And if the players in the blinds are not just loose, but loose-aggressive, then you should definitely flat-call, especially with hands like pocket Aces or pocket Kings with an Ace. That can pay off huge if you expect one of the blinds to do your re-raising for you. If one of the blinds is the type to try a squeeze play, he’ll re-raise, and then you can put in an enormous raise since there will already have been two raises. If everyone is playing with stacks of about 100 big blinds at this point, you’re going to be able to put in a significant percentage of your chips with a huge hand. If they choose to call and see a flop in a massive pot with a weaker hand, that’s fine. If they choose to muck, then you just won a significant pile of chips without even seeing a flop. On the other hand, if the players in the blinds are tight enough to fold some big hands, then it does make sense to try to shut them out of the pot by re-raising on the button. If you know that they’re tight and would only call two raises with a monster starting hand, then your re-raise gets you valuable information heading to the flop if they do happen to call or re-raise. It’s easy to get caught up in thinking that you’re up against one opponent, the initial raiser, even though you’re actually still up against three opponents. Don’t forget about the players in the blinds. Their tendencies should always be considered when you’re deciding how to get the most value from your big starting hand on the button.

    Full Tilt adds Draw Poker with its latest update

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    There was a major software update on Full Tilt Poker today, and after installing the latest update players were greeted with a surprising addition to the Full Tilt Poker lobby, a Draw Poker tab as well as the addition of a new 10-Game Mix! The Draw Poker games added by Full Tilt are the most comprehensive of any online poker room and include the following game variants:

    • Fixed Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
    • No Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
    • No Limit 2-7 Single Draw
    • Fixed Limit 5 Card Draw
    • Pot Limit 5 Card Draw
    • No Limit 5 Card Draw
    • Fixed Limit A-5 Triple Draw
    • Fixed Limit Badugi

    With the new additions to their Draw Poker roster Full Tilt also offers the largest Mixed-Game in poker, a massive 10-Game Mix that has the following games in the rotation: Limit Holdem, Limit 7-Card-Stud hi/lo, Pot Limit Omaha, Limit 2-7 Triple-Draw, Limit Razz, No Limit Holdem, Limit Omaha 8 or better, Limit 7-Card-Stud, No Limit 2-7 Single-Draw, Limit Badugi Traffic for the new games is already picking up, and the play is very loose and very fast –which is usually the case when new games are added to an online poker site, especially the more uncommon poker variants like No Limit 2-7 Single-Draw.

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