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i think that a loose omaha game is easier to beat 'playing by rote' than a loose hold 'em game, for two reasons. first, you make the nuts more often in this game and thus can push your hand with confidence against the players who will call you down with little hope. second, it is much easier to separate bad starting hands from good, and things like position and pre-flop raises do not mean nearly as much. this mean you can basically use the same pre-flop strategy in most situations.

i definitely think that bob ciaffone's omaha book would be worth the price. his section on o/8 is short but good, and there is a lot of useful advice for making the transition from hold 'em to omaha.

then again, what do i know? i just managed to lose $30 on a 2/4 hand trying to clear a truepoker bonus when a guy with J997 called two bets preflop and three bets on the flop to draw to his gutshot for half the pot on an A58 two-suited board. sigh...