New to Omaha. Questions for those in the know.

1.When you are dealt your 4 down cards, how often do you automatically know which 2 you will use?

2.How do winning hands compare with those in Hold'm?


Thank you

[tdp]

1.Never.If you're playing a well coordinated hand,the two cards you are using can change on every street.
2.A set or better usually is the winner in omaha.In hold'em top pair can be good.

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1.Never.If you're playing a well coordinated hand,the two cards you are using can change on every street.
2.A set or better usually is the winner in omaha.In hold'em top pair can be good.

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Thanks

Seems as though it would be really hard to put someone on a hand.

Because you have four cards, you want cards that have a lot of potential via suitedness and connectedness. Very often the best hand on the flop will not be the best hand by the river because there are so many more draws. Just make sure you're drawing to the best

[Wolffink]

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.

[lotus776]

agreed, I've noticed far less outright bluffing in Omaha b/c the prevalence for stroung hands it so high. However, I've also noticed a fair amount of unjust representation, meaning a three flush on board with many betting to steal on hopes of representing a higher hand...its all just poker.
higher hands in Omaha, release top pair...its gonna be okay