Omaha Strategy

Just like it is in Texas Hold 'Em, showing strength through betting is an important part of the psychological game in Pot Limit Omaha, but you'll want to play it a bit more closely to the vest. Big betting on most Omaha boards gives away your hand value to a ...

No Limit Hold 'Em poker is filled with concepts like three betting light and continuation betting. These ideas exist because you've got a great amount of fold equity on your side. What’s fold equity and how does it relate to your game? Simply put, fold equity is the likelihood that ...

Many poker players want to play Omaha poker because it's got more action or they're simply bored with Texas Hold 'Em. Those that are new to Omaha frequently overestimate how good they will be at the game and make some basic mistakes that can mean more money for you. We're ...

As Omaha is a game of the nuts, it's known as a game that rewards the tight-aggressive (TAG) players. This means that TAG players tend to stick to their guns, and that can mean a loose-aggressive player can get paid by taking advantage of their conservative style. Think you're able ...

Because of the number of cards in play and the fact that almost every hand contains some kind of potential, it's tempting for a new Omaha player to get in on the action with every hand they're dealt. That's easy to understand, but you have to be careful when you ...

Sit and Go Omaha Poker tournaments are a great way to turn a small buy-in into a nice payout, but you've got to be aware of the challenges that they can present. The mechanical strategy that works well in Texas Hold 'Em Sit and Go tournaments doesn't work well in ...

Most of the time, pot limit Omaha players like to stick to six-max games. When the field is narrowed by three, the action becomes more aggressive and it's easier to track the tendencies of individual opponents. That being said, the potential for making a lot more on an individual pot ...

Omaha is, as we have pointed out many times, a game of draws. You'll play many more speculative hands and you'll see a lot more nut hands being made. There are three things that affect how you will approach any given hand where you're attempting to draw the nuts: position, ...

Winning hand values in Pot Limit Omaha tend to be big; that's just an accepted fact of the game. With four hole cards offering up six different combinations — AB, AC, AD, BD, BD, CD — the possibilities are greater for a player to make a playable hand. In fact, ...

When there’s a pair on the board in pot limit Omaha, you have to remember one thing: you’re either going to win a small pot or lose a very large one. Why? Because a pair is playable on its own, but Omaha is a game of the nuts and the ...