Omaha 8 - how much do I suck?

[Matt Ruff]

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Anyway, what's out there as far as specific O8 material?

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The chapter in Super System 2 is a good short overview. I also like Mike Cappelletti's "How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker" and Krieger and Tenner's "Winning Omaha/8 Poker." Ray Zee's "High Low Split Poker..." gets raves, of course, but I've never bothered picking it up since I gather it's aimed at higher limits than I play. And then there's Ken Warren's "Winner's Guide to Omaha Poker," which by most accounts is pretty awful.

-- M. Ruff

[Matt Ruff]

Also, any post by Buzz is worth reading.

-- M. Ruff

[Steve-o]

The best book for a beginner is Tenner/Kriegers Winning Omaha 8

and also visiting Steve Badgers website is a good idea, playwinningpoker.com.

Once you have the basics down I highly recommend Mike Cappelletti's book. This teaches you as Beavis would say, to know when the non-nuts is good and when it isn't.

[BadBatsuMaru]

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Anyway, what's out there as far as specific O8 material?

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The chapter in Super System 2 is a good short overview. I also like Mike Cappelletti's "How to Win at Omaha High-Low Poker" and Krieger and Tenner's "Winning Omaha/8 Poker." Ray Zee's "High Low Split Poker..." gets raves, of course, but I've never bothered picking it up since I gather it's aimed at higher limits than I play. And then there's Ken Warren's "Winner's Guide to Omaha Poker," which by most accounts is pretty awful.

-- M. Ruff

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I think I'm getting the hang of it pretty quickly... The Mike Cappelletti book is only $14 at Amazon, so I'll definitely have to get that. I don't know anything about Ray Zee, but I certainly have a lot of respect for what 2+2 puts out.

I've read both SSH and TOP a couple times, and even understood them pretty well the second time. I've played tons of HE (40,000 hands since I installed PT last year). I'm certainly no expert, but I think I can jump right into somewhat advanced material.

I do think it would be quite awhile before I delved into anything higher than 3/6 Omaha, so it sounds like you're saying Cappelletti is the way to go, although it sure has some harsh reviews on Amazon.

Are you saying the Krieger/Tenner book is pretty solid? I read Krieger's beginner book for HE a few years ago and didn't find it very useful, even as a beginner, and I heard his online poker book is just absurdly infantile.

[BadBatsuMaru]

Also, about the Cappelletti book ... is there a new edition and an old one? I noticed there are two different covers. One is at Amazon and B&N, and it has yellow letters and says, "The Foremost Authority on Omaha High-Low Poker Shows How to Play and Win!"

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...169121-7776903

The other cover is on Cardoza's website and actually on the shelf at Barnes & Noble, and it has white letters and says, "A Strategy Guide to the Hottest New Poker Game: Omaha High-Low!"

http://www.cardozapub.com/
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=2224695

Now, to me it looks like the one calling Omaha a hot new game would be the older edition, but I'm confused as that is actually the picture on Cardoza's site.