[Buzz]

Hi Ben -

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One of the commandments of O8 is thou shall only play hands with 4 coordinated cards.

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No. No. No.

Indeed, many hands with four coordinated cards have poor prospects in a full game of Omaha-8.

For example, 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] is a poor starting hand in Omaha-8, despite the four coordinated cards.
7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] is also a poor starting hand in Omaha-8, despite the four coordinated cards.

But A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]-3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] is a rather nice starting hand in Omaha-8, despite the lack of four coordinated cards.

And although not a great starting hand, I'd certainly rather see the flop in a loose passive game with 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]-K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] than with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].

Yes, 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]-8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] is a better starting hand than
2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]-8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]-T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], but neither of these hands is a very good starting hand in Omaha-8.

Just my opinion.

Buzz