Jaded's Omaha H/L tips

[Jaded]

Been trying to decide whether I really want to post these, given it's about the only place I have a slight advantage over some of you lot, but since there's a HOSE focus game tonight I thought I'd better be nice. 1. Starting hand selection is KEY - don't go for anything that doesn't have a good chance of low pots. I personally started by only playing A2xx, A3xx, and the occassional A4. In particular, if it hasn't got an A - DUMP IT! (the one exception here is 2345, which is extremely strong IF an A comes on the flop.) For early stages of H/L tourneys, A5 is as adventurous as I get, and that's only with REALLY nice cards backing it up. 1 b) Trips/Quads are HORRIBLE. Remember, you can only use 2 cards from your hand so all the counterfeits are doing are stopping you from having a chance of improving. AAA2 and AAA3 are playable, fold ALL other trips and ALL quads straight away. 2. If you're gonna play, play hard - I barely ever call. Admittedly, that's quite similar to my Texas strategy - but in Omaha I find it definitely works. This does mean pots gets REALLY big, so be very careful about your starting hands, and consider whether you want to play on post-flop. If you're not sure, DUMP IT! 3. You have to be aware of ALL possibilites. In Texas, a flop of 2h 5c 6s isn't worrying people. In Omaha, someone playing A34x - which is a fairly decent starting hand - just made the best possible high AND low hands at this stage. 4. Watch out for flops with one low card. If I get something like KT2 flop playing A3JJ, I'm far too tempted to stay in because A3 are the best low cards at the moment. Problem is, I need BOTH of the next two cards to be between 4 and 8, and even then I'm screwed on the low if they pair. This is one I should ditch every time and very rarely do. 5. Beware suited flops, or flops with 2 cards of the same suit, unless you have the A in that suit. If there's a few people in the hand, there's a big chance that someone will have that A. 6. Double-suited starting hands with 2 high cards are the best way to vary your play/semi-bluff. Again, don't like going for it unless there's two low cards - but if you HAVE to play a bit more, or if you're getting short-stacked, go for hands like Ah 8h Kc 9c. You've got straight possiblities with 89, K9, AK, nut flush possiblity for hearts, and second-nut flush for clubs. Not hugely great, but at least there's a chance of you getting something. 7. WATCH the other starting hands. Whenever anyone shows down, check what they had - if they're not playing A's, try and work out what they're doing. A lot of people overrate double suited hands with weak cards, or 2 pairs. If they're playing trips, they may as well be wearing a sign saying FISH!!!! These are more for Omaha H/L tourneys specifically than HOSE/HORSE events, but should help somewhat for the novices. (At least I hope they do!)

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