Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or Better) is a community card poker game similar to Texas Hold’em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the five community cards. Omaha Hi-Lo is also a ‘ hi-low split’ game. That is to say,… Read More »
You might find it hard to believe, but poker hasn’t always been my first love. In my younger days, I was a keen chess player. When I was sixteen my friend Dan and I stayed in Manchester for a week, whilst we played in the British junior championships. Our accommodation was terrible. The only… Read More »
We are pleased to announce that Omaha 8 is Reloaded! Omaha 8: Winning at Hi-Low Poker is also now available in paperback for the first time. The new paperback edition, published in July 2014, includes improvements on the first edition and a completely new chapter on MTT tournament play. A little late for WSOP 2014 granted, but just right… Read More »
For the keen online player, Pokerstars‘ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is a must play event. This year’s SCOOP 2014 takes place from May 4-18, featuring 45 events. Highlights include the $10,300 Main Event (qualificaton recommended!) but there are also an array of cheaper events and qualifiers. On Friday night I chanced my hand in… Read More »
Today’s question comes from Geoff ‘Aussie’ Thompson. Geoff has sent us the following question: ‘Hello Doctors. After many years playing No Limit Hold’em I switched to Omaha 8 around a year ago. I was told it was a low variance game and that if played sensibly I could expect to make a steady and reliable profit.… Read More »
Hello all. Today’s question comes from Ian ‘Wild Man’ Murphy from Arizona. Ian asks :”What are the best Omaha hi lo starting hands?‘ Nice question Ian. We covered starting hands in some depth as part of our recent series on winning strategies. Here are the hands which we identified as premium. Top of the range:… Read More »
Hello all and welcome to our new feature: The Omaha 8 Surgery – the place where we answer your questions about Omaha hi lo. We begin with a question from Daniel B. of Dallas, Texas. ‘I’m looking forward to my first ever trip to Vegas next week. Can you tell me where is the best place to play Omaha hi… Read More »
In the previous two posts on we looked at premium and speculative FLO8 starting hands. Time now to explore how to play flawed and junk starting hands. This can form part of your winning strategy. Flawed hands The following hands may look pretty but are actually flawed and usually best avoided. In a full ring… Read More »
In the last post we looked at premium starting hands. This time we turn out attention to speculative starting hands. In the right circumstances these can make a lot of money and should form part of any winning strategy. On other occasions you may want to discard speculative hands pre flop. Let’s look at the… Read More »
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 »