Starting hands question
 

I just started playing Omaha HiLo at a home game (pot limit). I suck at selecting my starting hands. Watching it on ESPN coverage, I hear Norman Chad talking about "cards that are straightening" as being an attractive starting hand, but reading Bob Ciaffione (?)'s book, it sounds as if small and middle straights are just money traps.

Would I be better off, just starting out, to look for suited Aces and high pairs? If you have 3-4 people to the show down, will a straight win the pot?

Re: Starting hands question
 

I Play:
A2xx
A34x, A35x A3xxSuited, A3HH (HH=cards T+)
2345, 2344, 23KK, 23QQ, 23KQ, 23JJ
AA2x - AA5x
AAxxss Double suited
AAHH
HHHH

Re: Starting hands question
 

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I just started playing Omaha HiLo at a home game (pot limit). I suck at selecting my starting hands. Watching it on ESPN coverage, I hear Norman Chad talking about "cards that are straightening" as being an attractive starting hand, but reading Bob Ciaffione (?)'s book, it sounds as if small and middle straights are just money traps.


Although I am a few episodes behind on watching the ESPN coverage, I belive they only show pot limit Omaha High. The middle connectors are far more playable in high only since when they hit they do not split the pot. In high low they either make a nut str8 and split the pot with a low hand, or make bottom str8 and may win none of the pot against a larger str8.

Would I be better off, just starting out, to look for suited Aces and high pairs? If you have 3-4 people to the show down, will a straight win the pot?

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Re: Starting hands question
 

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I Play:
A2xx
A34x, A35x A3xxSuited, A3HH (HH=cards T+)
2345, 2344, 23KK, 23QQ, 23KQ, 23JJ
AA2x - AA5x
AAxxss Double suited
AAHH
HHHH

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Is a hand range like this good for limit?

Re: Starting hands question
 

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Is a hand range like this good for limit?

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Becareful of the 23xx hands I listed. With the exception of 23KK the other ones should only be played from LP if there are a handful of limpers.

Re: Starting hands question
 

Small & middle straights are money traps by themselves, but they help out a lot when they are combined with your lo draw because of the increased scoop potential over just a lo draw.