There are some players who routinely raise pre-flop whenever they are dealt AA or A2. This is usually a mistake in most Omaha poker games. Keep in mind that if you have no backup, your A2 will be completely useless if three high cards, an ace or a deuce come on the flop, meaning you [...]
Remember that you are likely to need the nut hand or close to it to win in Omaha, you can’t rely on the usual Texas Holdem hands. Therefore, betting the non-nut flush for value is usually a mistake. However, if you feel fairly confident that both of your opponents are going for low and you [...]
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Posted 27 March 2008
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The greatest danger you will face with A2 is getting quartered. Getting quartered means that you split the low with someone else who also has A2, while a third player (or the other A2) takes the high half of the pot.
Since you are getting half of half (hence quartered), every chip you put in [...]
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Posted 03 March 2008
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In Kansas City Lowball, also called “Deuce to Seven,” straights and flushes do count, and aces are high. The worst possible hand is 7 5 4 3 2, since no five high hand is possible and 6 5 4 3 2 would make a straight. In other respects, the game is played just like California [...]
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Posted 19 February 2008
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In California lowball, the objective is to make the worst possible five card hand. This means you want an unpaired hand with the lowest high card possible. In California lowball aces are low and straights and flushes do not count against you so the best possible low is A 2 3 4 5, called a [...]
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Posted 12 February 2008
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