Yes, the games are similar, but the biggest mistake most beginning players make when they are starting out is in thinking that they can start with the same starting hands and bet the way they would in hold’em. If you do, you are doing nothing more than making a donation to everyone else at the [...]

A situation occurred at the World Series of Poker Europe on Thursday that reminded me the power that a big drawing hand can hold in Pot Limit Omaha.  David “DevilFish” Ulliott had flopped a set of kings holding Ks-Kh-7c-2s.  The flop was Kd-Jc-5d.  His opponent, Markus Golser, was holding Ad-Qd-10c-4s.  He had both a nut [...]

In Texas Holdem Poker, when a player looks down and sees pocket aces, the player typically does a little leap inside their head.  Many players will tend to do the same thing in Pot Limit Omaha Poker when they look down at pocket aces.  Unfortunately, not all hands that contain aces are strong.  Let’s talk [...]

Omaha Poker is a game that is played very much like texas holdem poker but has two unique differences in overall rules.  First, each player is dealt four cards.  From that point, the game is played much like holdem with a flop, turn, and river.  Betting occurs after each round as in holdem.  At showdown, [...]

In a previous article, you were introduced to Omaha 8 or better poker.  You learned the basic rules of how to play the game as well as common terminology and some various situations that you will encounter in the game.  For this article, we will go over some basic strategy on how to play Omaha [...]

Omaha 8 or Better is a split pot version of regular Omaha Poker.  The rules are the same as Omaha High but with one difference.  In Omaha Hi-Lo, a qualifying low hand will take half the pot.  A qualifying low hand is a five card hand of five unique cards eight or below.  Straights and [...]