Newbie question
 

First off, thanks to everyone for all the contributions. I'm now starting to make some money. I kept losing at Holdem. I just don't have the stomache for the large swings in other games and I love the smaller variance of Omaha/8. Once I realized that it's not Holdem and KK83 sucks, everything clicked. There is nothing like the feeling of having an oppenent re-raising when you know that you are going to quarter him.

Last night I ended up about $40 playing two tables at .50/1.00. The money came from the very few hands that I played. I noticed on one table, I folded 20 consecutive hands preflop. Then I would get two monster hands in a short period. Is it normal to go so long without playing a hand?

Thanks.

Re: Newbie question
 

Hi deitelc -

The short answer is yes, this is why many hold'em players lable the game as boring.

It's also fair to point out that I have gone way more than 20+ hands in hold'em without seeing a flop also.

Oddly in stud 8 I see 3rd street every time.

Thanks,
Dan

Re: Newbie question
 

Thanks for the reply slavic. It's nice to see that I did somethings right. I just downloaded Poker Tracker for Omaha. Once I have a few thousand hands, I'll have a better understanding as to how I play. I love this game.

Re: Newbie question
 

Don't worry, you'll get some lovely swings in Omaha, too.

Nak

Re: Newbie question
 

You can go for several orbits without playing a hand. I play 15-30 live and with $25 a rotataion plus $6 time charge it sucks when I am card dead. However I always try to play to scoop or 3/4 so Im one pot away from gaining ground.

You'll play much tighter in O/8 than in Hold Em. Hands like A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (which I got dealt last night) suck in O/8.

Way to go on your winning session. Keep playing smart!

NJC