1. 2008-04-02 02:05:30

   Why play with 2 cards when you can play with 4?

   So I wanted to try this new game called Omaha.
   I have played the pot limit omaha version online which has lot of action.
   But I did not play the hi-lo version.
   So I decided I will try the game using a portion of my Hold'em profits.

   So I sit down at 4/8 limit Omaha Hi-Lo table.
   This game also had half kill which means if a player scoops whole pot he/she will post blind of 6$.
   This is a game with lot of regulars and generally there are only one or two tables.
   I sit down with only 20BB which is more than enough for a limit game if you do not spew playing trash.

   I play very tight but blinds eat me up for few rotations.
   I was taking time to read the flop and the regulars were calling time.
   I told them they need fish like me to donate.
   I pick up few hands and win small pots.
   I have hard time remembering my holdem hands.
   So I do not remember any of the hands.

   I played good hands, played only strong draws.
   I even folded a small full house on the turn because this is omaha.
   Quads were shown several times and straight flush twice.

   I won a lot of lo hands with nut lo.
   People would play second best hands to the river.

   The fish had no chance in this game.
   They would sit in with 50 bleed slow and go allin with no idea how strong their hand is.

   But what I also noticed is even for a good player, playing loose just does not work.
   I saw huge stacks going bust just trying to see one card after another.

   Even when I started to limp in with good hands not hitting the flop or paying to see the turn can bleed your chips away.
   I missed some huge combo draws and I had some horrible river beat when my 2 got counterfeited.
   When I had AA23 double suited I 4bet preflop only to miss the flop completely when it came KKT. LOL.

   I played till the table broke late in the night and left.
   I did not make expert plays or well timed bluffs. Some times I went too far with the draws. Inspite of that I was able to double my stack because I played premium hands.
   Omaha 8 anyone??

   Posted by Krishna at 2008-04-02 02:05:30

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Comments on “Why play with 2 cards when you can play with 4?”

1. • Posted by Graham g 2008-04-03 19:23:52
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   • Word. I just got t86j on captcha, then I logged in only to have my hand changed to the far worse 5525. I mean, neither are that good, but still... I definitely like omaha. In casinos, it's kinda like hold 'em used to be (I'd imagine). People think, 'how different could it be?' I think there's a lot of potential for profit there. I'm just not good/confident enough to capitalize. That and there's no game near me. But it sure is fun!

2. • Posted by Ethan g 2008-04-03 15:53:34
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   • I played a bit of Omaha in a home game when I was in Vegas a couple of weeks ago. I have to say I liked it. We should have an Omaha tournament one of these days.

     Oh, and if you haven't noticed, our captcha spits out Omaha hands :)

3. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-04-02 18:10:23
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   • Makes sense now, thanks.

4. • Posted by Krishna g 2008-04-02 08:41:41
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   • I meant
     I did not make expert plays or well timed bluffs. Some times I went too far with the draws. In spite of that I was able to double my stack because I played premium hands.

     You have them crushed on flop. Hand values are closer preflop.

5. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-04-02 02:26:01
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   • BTW, how far away do you live from Lucky's? You're there all the time :p I need more time to play cards :( I want to tag along one of these times...

6. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-04-02 02:23:53
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   • I am a big fan of Omaha. The best part when comparing Omaha to Hold'em is that it is much more complicated, and you will get paid off because of it. However, what I have read seems to indicate you need to fold more hands preflop than Hold'em. The bonus is that when you have somebody crushed, they are truly crushed (unlike Hold'em).

     Sad to hear your deuce got counterfeited. That's the worst feeling in O8. Ever. Well, except maybe missing a flop with Omaha's "Pocket Aces" - !

     Elaborate on what you mean by "playing bad because I played tight". When I try to play Omaha 8 well (which is rare - I usually play loose for fun), I play premium hands that have good chances to scoop (goal is always for scoop) and only call on the flop if I have the nuts and/or a (re-)draw to the nuts.