Advanced Omaha Poker Strategy
Here we look at some advanced Omaha poker strategy to further
develop your game and enhance the level of play and your
Omaha poker playing skillset.
One great way for getting better at calling hands is to
practice. Get yourself a deck of cards. Deal to your hand
4 cards and deal to the center 5 cards. Go ahead and figure
out your best hand and figure out the nuts hand. The quicker
you can do this, the better. You might even think about
dealing out a couple 4 card hands to "pretend"
Omaha players. The idea here is that not only can you figure
out your best hand, but you can figure out those of the
pretend players and also get a sense for how often a hand
of a certain strength will win a hand.
The idea of dealing cards without any other players present
may seem strange but I've found this the best way to practice
and hone my playing skills while at the tables. The quicker
you can value your hand then the quicker you can put your
more advanced Omaha poker strategy into action for
that hand. You'll also find you loose a lot less money!
Here are some tips for quickly figuring out the best
hand: Ask yourself…
Is there a pair of cards on the board? The only way that
the best hand could be a full house is if there is a pair
of cards on the board. If there’s not, you can quickly
eliminate someone else having a full house as a possibility.
Are there 3 cards of the same suit on the board? The only
way that the best hand could be a flush is if there are
3 cards of the same suit on the board. If there’s not,
you can quickly eliminate someone else having a flush as
a possibility. Also pay attention to which cards are on
the board. If you are going for a flush but don’t have
the ace in that suit, you would be very happy to see that
ace hit the board (eliminating the possibility that it is
in someone else’ hand)
Are there 3 cards within 5 values on the board? The only
way that the best hand could be a straight is if there are
3 cards within 5 values on the board. Unlike full houses
and flushes above, this is a bit harder to quickly check.
Also, unlike full houses and flushes above, straights are
much more common. 2 3 7 8 Q is one such possibility that
does not allow for a possible straight. However, it is more
likely than there WILL be a straight possibility than that
there won’t be.
Are there 3 cards with different values below 8 on the
board? This is what to check for to find if there is a potential
low hand in Omaha Hi Lo. This is especially important to
check for if you have a great high hand. If there is no
possible low hand, this eliminates the chance that you could
lose half the pot to them. Ideally though, in Omaha Hi Lo,
you’d like to sweep the pot. This means you’d
like to win the whole thing, as opposed to splitting it
with another player.
Another thing to practice to become a more advanced strategy
poker player is knowing your odds. This is particularly
easy on the river card. If you are waiting on a certain
suit to complete your flush, there is about a 1 in 4 chance
that you’ll get it. If you are waiting on a card of
a certain value there is about a 1 in 13 chance that you’ll
get it.
Practice advanced Omaha playing strategy and you'll become
a better player, more quickly.
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