paland
05-13-2004, 03:21 PM
I have played in three Omaha 8b tournaments at UB in the last 6 days and have finished 1st, 2nd, and, last night, 4th. In all three of these games my flops seen is 63-66% and hands won is 25-30%. I win many pots with total crap that should have been folded or put in the trash can. I have read the books by the pro's and when I played the hands that they recommend, I fold about 90% of the time. I also wasn't even getting in the money very often when following their hand selection.
I think that the reason that I am winning is because of the betting. I bet VERY aggressive. I do not use the call button. It is either raise or fold. I do fold often after the flop especially if there are some decent bets made. I've made some enemies because of this aggressive style, but so what. Also, these are $5 and $10 tourneys so I don't get the better players who don't want to bother with low stakes tournaments.
I think that the reason that the percentage is so skewed toward the high number is that I usually don't play my cards. I play the opponents. And in order to do that, I need to see the flop. If I see a round of timid betting, POW, i put down a decent size raise. In almost all cases, everyone folds. There are times that I do get called but the wins more than make up for it. I've also done the same thing in 7-stud $5 tournaments with the same result. A 1st and a 4th place finish.
My new hand selection is this: If you have at least 2 low cards, bet very aggressive. If you have at least 2 high cards, bet very aggressive. Oh wait, that means, regardless of the cards, bet VERY aggressive. This way, many fold when they could have had half the pot.
I have made over $1200 the last week doing this. Almost all of it at 5$ and $10 tournaments at Ultimate Bet.
(edit) Note: This strategy doesn't work in Regular NL Holdem Tournaments, only the Omaha 8b and 7 stud. My Flops seen in those tournys is 15-22%. Complete opposite from the above.
I think that the reason that I am winning is because of the betting. I bet VERY aggressive. I do not use the call button. It is either raise or fold. I do fold often after the flop especially if there are some decent bets made. I've made some enemies because of this aggressive style, but so what. Also, these are $5 and $10 tourneys so I don't get the better players who don't want to bother with low stakes tournaments.
I think that the reason that the percentage is so skewed toward the high number is that I usually don't play my cards. I play the opponents. And in order to do that, I need to see the flop. If I see a round of timid betting, POW, i put down a decent size raise. In almost all cases, everyone folds. There are times that I do get called but the wins more than make up for it. I've also done the same thing in 7-stud $5 tournaments with the same result. A 1st and a 4th place finish.
My new hand selection is this: If you have at least 2 low cards, bet very aggressive. If you have at least 2 high cards, bet very aggressive. Oh wait, that means, regardless of the cards, bet VERY aggressive. This way, many fold when they could have had half the pot.
I have made over $1200 the last week doing this. Almost all of it at 5$ and $10 tournaments at Ultimate Bet.
(edit) Note: This strategy doesn't work in Regular NL Holdem Tournaments, only the Omaha 8b and 7 stud. My Flops seen in those tournys is 15-22%. Complete opposite from the above.