Things People New to Poker Should Keep in Mind
29 January 2010
One of the first mistakes that many people new to poker frequently make is the assumption that poker is fundamentally a game of chance and that with a little luck they can win, or conversely if they do not win it had more to do with luck than anything else. This is serious misunderstanding of [...]
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The Drawing Game In Pot Limit Omaha
23 June 2009
You’ve probably heard pot-limit Omaha described as a “drawing game,” but what is exactly is meant by that phrase? Aren’t all poker games “drawing games,” whether we are talking about flop games like Texas hold’em or PLO, or stud games like seven card stud or razz, or, well, draw games like 5-card draw and deuce-to-seven lowball?
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A Game of Swings
23 June 2009
You’ve probably heard pot-limit Omaha characterized as “a game of swings,” a reference to the fact that the game can be quite volatile in terms of its effect on your bankroll.
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Pot Limit Omaha Turn Play
23 June 2009
By the time you get to the turn in pot-limit Omaha, you should have a fairly good idea what sort of range of hands your opponent(s) might be holding.
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Omaha River Play
23 June 2009
After the river card comes, all that is left is the betting to decide who ultimately is going to be taking the chips. The best possible hand -- the “nuts” -- is now there for all to see.
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The Not-So Wonderful Underfull in PLO
23 June 2009
Those with experience playing Texas hold’em know that when a pair appears on the board amid the community cards, that doesn’t always mean someone automatically has trips. For example, if two players see a flop of J-6-6, neither is probably going to suspect the other has trips since the chances of flopping two sixes when holding a six in one’s hand is so small.
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Straight Draws in Omaha Pot Limit
23 June 2009
Having four hole cards in pot-limit Omaha -- as opposed to just two in Texas hold’em -- means a player has six different two-card combinations to choose from when forming a five-card hand with the three community cards. As such, Omaha affords much greater opportunities for drawing to many different hands at once.
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Starting Hands in PLO Part III
23 June 2009
So we’ve talked about suitedness and “rundown” hands as good ones for pot-limit Omaha. What about pocket pairs? We generally like being dealt pocket pairs in Texas hold’em. Shouldn’t we also like being dealt pairs in PLO, too?
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Starting Hands in PLO Part II
23 June 2009
Continuing our discussion of pot-limit Omaha starting hands, we understand that one of the primary factors we are looking for in a good PLO starting hand is a hand in which all four of our hole cards are coordinated or “working together,” thereby creating six decent two-card combinations from which to choose from when creating a hand with three of the community cards.
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Starting Hands in PLO Part I
23 June 2009
Probably every player who makes the move from Texas hold’em to Omaha has a period early on when it seems as though every single hand dealt is playable. After all, one gets four cards rather than two, and if you count all of the different combinations that makes six different two-card combinations to play from one’s hand along with three community cards.
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