Omaha Poker is a tough game to gauge before the flop as the greatest of starting hands is often turned into instant mush once the flop hits.  For this very reason, many people recommend that you never raise before the flop.  While the general consensus is that this is the way to go, there are [...]

Omaha Poker is an action game and even the best of hands can turn into complete rags once that flop hits the board. This is one of the primary reasons that you will only see marginal raises before the flop and you will also see a lot of callers. The problem is that it is [...]

If you mention that you play poker to the average person on the street, they will almost always assume you mean Texas Hold’em. Tournament Texas Hold’em was accepted as “the poker game” when the poker boom hit the United States in 2003, after Chris Moneymakers historic World Series of Poker Main Event victory. Millions of [...]

If you can play Hold’em, you know how boring grinding out a session can be.  Unless you are a loose player, you spend more time folding hands than you do anything else.  When you are looking for something with a little more action and that is a lot more fun to play, Omaha is the [...]

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 [...]