Re: New to Omaha. Questions for those in the know.
An A-2 is usually good as you may have a low.
Other than that, it depends.
AA is also good.
AA23 double suited is a fantastic hand preflop.
But everything changes on the flop. If it comes 7-8-9 not in your suit, you may lose all your stack if you're playing pot limit with your AA23 ds.
A set is a great holdem hand. But a set is often beaten in Omaha by straights and flushes. A set that is not top set can be a huge money loser in Omaha.
You can read hands fine in this game. Assume the nuts may be out there. If you bet the pot and are re-raised large, assume the guy has a top hand (or he's an idiot and you'll get his stack later). If you have a king high flush on the river and you get reraised the pot on a high board, the guy has the Ace of the flush. He's either got the nut flush, or he's making the classic bluff with the sole Ace.
It's probably easier to read hands in Omaha games than in Holdem. Holdem is a war, the guy might have a super hand, a good hand, a semibluff draw, or a total bluff. There's less bluffing in Omaha than in Holdem.
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