Poker Strategies

When playing Omaha 8 or better, starting with strong holdings is one of the most important things.  Playing speculative hands may make large portions of your stack disappear quicker than any other poker game you have played and will ever Poker play.

One of the things to consider here are starting hands that include an ace.  The Poker ace is the most powerful card in Omaha 8 or better. This because an ace is the only card that plays both ways.  It is can make nut straight and flushes and it is also required to make nut lows.  In Omaha 8 or better, you will almost always need to either hold or to draw to the nuts.  Most of the time, not doing so may cause you the game.

Hands that have an A-2 and two coordinating Poker cards are the strongest in Omaha 8 or better.  It will be ideal to have an A-2 with another wheel card and a card above 9 or hands that have at least two cards suited, preferably with the ace.  Other very strong hands in Omaha 8 or better is A-A-2-3 with the two aces suited as well as hands with A-3 and two coordinating cards, which are generally raising hands pre-flop.  A-4 and two coordinating cards can be played too but should if you area a beginner you should be cautious about doing so.  A-5 and two coordinating cards could be played from the blind to no raise while A-6 and two coordinating cards should only be played from the big blind to no raise.  A-7 and A-8 hands should not be played. They will make the worst lows possible and will be outdrawn most of the time.

In Omaha Hi/Lo, high hands become very tricky to play. Most of the time, they can lead you to only winning half the pot.  The problem here is that when the board comes low or is drawing low, you are drawing to half the pot at most.   As a beginner, you should probably only play high cards in one of two cases.  First is if you are in the blind to no raise, you may see the flop with high cards.  Second is if you are in a tight game and a lot of players are seeing the flop, then there is a huge chance they are holding a lot of low cards.  In this situation you can speculate with high cards.  If the flop comes low or middling, it will be a good choice to just fold.

Omaha 8 or better is a game that relies on hands and that rewards solid plays.  It comes as no surprise that the winner in most Omaha 8 or better games is typically the one who plays a rock solid tight game.  For the most part, this is due to their ability to get away from weak hands and capitalize on weak and looser players. While you’re just beginning to learn the ropes, it is better to stick to a tight strategy. Stay away from weak and mediocre hands to try to hold on to your stack.