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Title: Omaha starting hands Post by: The-Crow on September 11, 2008, 03:16:43 PM Ok , I played Omaha by mistake yesterday,
and I think I figured out the best starting hands, is this right ? AAKK with each AK suited AAQQ,AAJJ,AATT, AA99 etc Then KKQQ,KKJJ, KKTT, etc Then where does 4 straight cards fit in, KQJT, QJT9, JT98, T987, etc are there any others ? any help welcomed from Crowy Title: Re: Omaha starting hands Post by: PocketLady on September 11, 2008, 08:12:15 PM Because of the greater amount of hands that can be made in Omaha compared with Holdem, you need to make stronger hands in order to win pots than you do in holdem. Ideally you are looking to get as close to the nuts as possible, often holding cards which offer you a redraw on the turn and river.
It's not as easy to define a list of the best starting hands in Omaha, because it is so dependant on the community cards as so many cards are in play. Getting it all in with aces for example is still what you would be trying to do, but don't expect them to hold up nearly as much as they would in holdem. AAKK double suited is the best starting hand in Omaha, and 2222 is the worst. Hands like KQJT single or double suited are great, as omaha is a drawing game, but you have to be careful of playing low wrap hands, like 3456 etc because chances are you will not have a nut straight, should you make one (and obv not the nut flush either), and low pairs, because again, chances are you are not going to flop top set or make the nut full house. There's an awful lot more to it than that, but it's a great game, you should do some reading. Title: Re: Omaha starting hands Post by: PocketLady on September 11, 2008, 08:16:06 PM Oh, and avoid "danglers", that's hands like 9872. Your 2 is the dangler.
Title: Re: Omaha starting hands Post by: Royal Flush on September 12, 2008, 05:33:01 AM Oh, and avoid "danglers", that's hands like 9872. Your 2 is the dangler. Errr 7892 is deffo playable. AAJTds is the best hand but its a pretty silly discussion as to 'the best' as you get them so rarely. Title: Re: Omaha starting hands Post by: EvilPie on September 12, 2008, 01:00:08 PM Try to avoid low pairs. Main reason being that if one of your overcards hits the board you are now only playing with 2 cards.
Big pairs AA, KK, QQ with a couple of suited conectors j 10, 9 10, 8 10 are always nice. Idelly you want your pair to help make the top end of a straight with your connectors. j 10, 9 10 with 88, 77 etc. are not so good because like I said above they are easily counterfeited by your 2 overs. |