The premium starting hands are a small select group of hands which you should play on all occasions and against all opponents. To a much greater extent than in Hold’em, you will need to re-evaluate how strong your hand is post flop, but each of the hands below will have a lot of equity pre… Read More »
The best (‘nut’) low hand in Omaha 8 is the wheel: A-2-3-4-5. If you hold the wheel along with a six high straight then you are in Omaha 8 heaven. Potentially you can make a lot of money by taking three quarters of the pot against another player holding the wheel only. Multi way draws… Read More »
Picture the scene: It’s Saturday night and you’re off to your favourite monthly poker game. The game is a good one: the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming, the banter is free flowing and there are enough inexperienced or new players in the game that you always feel you have an edge. Over the last year… Read More »
Last time we looked at tilt. What tilt is, what causes it and what the consequences can be. This time, how to deal with tilt. A Ten Point Plan Let’s start with a note of realism. Dealing with tilt is difficult. Many otherwise great players never manage it, and sizeable bankrolls (and great careers) have… Read More »
Tilt is any occasion when you are not playing your ‘A’ game. The most typical cause of tilt is when you suffer one or several bad beats. However there are many other causes including being tired, emotional, tired and emotional, or even dizzy due to success. The last point is often under-rated. We all know… Read More »
10: The Three P’s (You can’t win big without them) Our final golden rule. One that applies to many forms of poker. The Three P’s: Position: The mark of a good player includes losing less with bad hands. A key way to do this is to reduce the number of marginal hands which you play… Read More »
9: Rarely or never slow play There are number of reasons that you should rarely slow play including the following: Omaha is a drawing game and it is rare that you will flop the immortal nuts, for either high or low. You need to charge others to draw against you. Even if you have half… Read More »
8: Controlled aggression/ semi bluffing is important, but Omaha 8 Limit is not a game for bluffing One of the keys to success in Omaha 8 is to work out when you have good equity in the pot, and try to get more money in. For example, suppose you hold A-2-3-x pre flop in late… Read More »