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 »
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 »