Post tagged with omaha hi-lo
October
5
This was Omaha Hi/Lo Limit Poker hand and at the end I was so disappointed. First of all I hit a flop and then I hit the river card.
I was holding pocket Nines in my hand and I hit two more Nines at the table. The worst of all was that nobody wanted to call my bet. Come on, this is a limit game! It’s not expensive! The only player who had called my bet was chasing a low hand and managed to catch it. We split the pot. This was so sad for my four of a kind! No extra cash for me this time.
That’s so Sad
September
20
This was Omaha Hi/Lo Limit Poker hand. My hole cards were Js-Jh-Jc-7c. I know I should fold a hole cards set automatically but since I had enough chips I wanted to test my chances. Flop cards were 6c-2c-Kd. Hmm. That looks nice for me. One more Club and I will have a Flush.
I realized my opponents didn’t hit the flop since they didn’t bet and they gave me a free card. Thanks for it - my flush came on the turn. I had bet. They called. Another King showed up on the river. I bet again. They just called. I won! I won a whole pot!
I know that I should fold this hand automatically and I usually do that. However, if you have enough chips and it is not expensive give it a try! Why not?!
When it’s Cheap, Give it a Try
September
7
Today wasn’t my day. My hole cards in this Omaha Hi/Lo Limit Poker hand were 2c-3d-5d-10s. Flop cards were 3s-5s-5c. Flop nuts! Isn’t that great? I had a full house, Fives full of Threes. Turn card was Three of Clubs. I still had a best high hand and I was hoping that it will stay that way. Off course I don’t even need to mention that I was betting all the time!
River card was Ace of Spades. Hmmmm. There were couple of variations which could beat me - pocket Aces or Ace and Five combined. Yes, there was a possibility for a Straight Flush in which I really didn’t believe somebody had.
The moment of truth has come. I was still hoping for the pot, but unfortunately one opponent had Ace and Five! He had a full house, Fives full of Aces! He won! I was beaten! Oh, I call that bad luck! The other opponent won low with A-2-3-4-5. Well that’s Poker! I am sure I would chase them away if this was pot limit or no limit game for sure!
Flop Nuts Lasted Until the River
September
3
This was Omaha Hi/Lo Limit Poker table. My hole cards were 10s-7c-2d-As. Flop cards were 6c-8h-8d. I realized that the only pot I can target is the low one. One opponent was extremely aggressive so for every card we needed to pay. Couple of players wanted to see the turn card which was Three of Diamonds. I saw my opportunity to win low hand so I raised my opponents bet. River card was Seven of Diamonds. I had low hand A-2-3-6-7 and I wanted a bigger pot. I didn’t just call my opponent’s bet - I re-raised. Then he re-raised. I was thinking: Why are we raising when we will split this pot anyway!
But the truth was he won not only the high pot - he won the low as well. Yes, I won too but I got quartered. Disaster! I wasn’t sure that I won anything because I had much more money before I started with this hand. Hate that!
I Won But Where are my Chips?
August
27
This was Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker hand and hole cards were As-2d-6d-7d. Flop brought 9d-4d-Qs and I wasn’t happy at all. I knew that my two diamonds don’t worth a lot and I was sure that my opponent was chasing a diamonds. Since we were the only two players involved in this hand I just couldn’t let him take the pot by folding my cards. So I needed to call all his bets. Card after card bet after bet I wasn’t sure that I could win this hand. After a turn I only had a pair of Sevens.
River card brought me another pair. Now I had two pair, Aces and Sevens. I had low hand too A-2-4-6-7 but I wasn’t convinced that it was worth spending more chips. But, I called my opponent’s bet again.
Unexpectedly I won a whole pot, high and low! As I suspected, my opponent was chasing the diamonds.
Chasing the Diamonds
August
26
It was very early in the morning when I started playing this Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker tournament. While I was drinking my coffee I almost threw away my hold cars 10c-9d-9s-8h. Thanks to the coffee taste I was awake enough to realize that I need to see a flop. Flop was like a dream. Am I awake for real or still dreaming? I got Quads!! What a nice morning.
Off course, I was pretending like I’m not happy with a flop by checking. My goal was to let other players lead this hand. Player with pocket Aces probably thought: Oh well my Aces rock! Only after the turn I started with re-raising. Till the end of this hand I doubled up my chips by winning a whole pot. Nobody could win low hand because community cards were too high.
I understand that player with two Aces thought that he can win with two pair. But… take a look at the other player’s cards! His hole cards were 2-3-5-6, community cards were 9-K-9-4-4. He had nothing and he was calling every bet! What was he thinking? That he can use all four hole cards? That’s weird.
Flop Nuts and Weird Player
August
23
My hole cards in this Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker hand were Ad-3h-6h-7s. I was hoping for a nice flop with low cards. Actually, flop was Ac-8s-9h and I wasn’t happy because of an Ace on the board. I already had an Ace in my hand so Ace on the flop doesn’t suite me at all. But, I stayed in this hand because I had a chance for a straight. Turn card brought another Eight in community cards. Too much re-raising around me brought a suspicion that one player probably had a full house. Even though I knew I still had a chance for a straight I decided to fold.
That was a great decision because my opponent got a full house on the river and if I didn’t fold I would have only a straight. I followed my instinct and at the end it showed up like a right decision. Other opponent won low with a A-2-3-5-8.
Fold Before Disaster Strikes
August
21
My hole cards in this Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker hand were As-Kc-Qd-7d. Very good but only for high hand. Flop (K-10-Q) brought me two pair. Also, it was obvious that who was counting on low hand won’t win anything in this hand. Betting round was finished and left just two more players in the hand. Turn card was five but I needed something better. Jack, Queen or King will be perfect for me. Somebody heard my prayers and King showed up on the river. Cool. My full house, Kings full of Queens was the best possible hand. Only thing left was to get as many chips possible from my opponents.
Unbelievably one player was re-raising and the other one was calling every raise. That was strange. When I saw there cards I understood why my opponent was re-raising. He had full house too. Luckily he had Kings full of Tens. He must had been be very disappointed and angry when he saw my cards. The other player who was just calling our raise had a straight. That is got to hurt too.
Full House vs. Full House
August
19
Middle Pair
I love to play a middle pair in Omaha Hi Poker. Many would say I am crazy, but what can I do. If you are an Omaha Poker fan you enjoy its thrills, twists and turns - playing a middle pair involves all of it every single time.
Of course, I don’t freak out and play all in with middle pair but rather tend to limp in and see what the flop will bring. If somebody places a bet before the flop, I’ll calculate whether to call that bet or fold, depending on other two cards in my hand.
So, if I have a suited high cards (like in the example), another pair or double suited cards - then I would call without any consideration. If I have a rainbow glow in my hands, I prefer to fold than to regret later.
What should be on the flop to proceed with the middle pair?
Well, I usually continue aggressively if:
- I hit a set in the non-promising flop (low flush or straight potential)
- I have a full house or am one card away from it (with these cards, I would love to see a 2-2-8 flop)
- I hit quads
If none of the above occurs, I tend to be very cautious - specially if the flop is straight or flush ready.
I stumbled upon a great article about playing the middle pair in all popular poker game variants, including Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Lo. So, I definitely suggest you read the post.
What’s your experience with playing a middle pair in Omaha Poker?
August
19
To be honest I played this Omaha Hi/Lo Limit poker hand because of my pocket Aces. Yes I know that I always criticize players who think they will be winners just by holding a pair of Aces. Well, in this case it wasn’t just Aces - I also had a 6-7 which gave me a chance for a straight, plus A-6 were suited.
Flop cards were Kc-5c-8h and I had a pretty good chance for a straight. Everybody checked and I saw a turn card for free. Deuce heart opened one more chance for me. Flush will be better than a straight but I still need that one more card. Any heart, nine or four will be fine.
It was very clear that one player was going for a low hand, because after the turn card he raised. I was convinced in that but in the same time I had no idea what the other player is waiting for. Nine on the river. Great. I had a straight and with these community cards it was the best possible high hand. I won high pot, one player won low pot with A-2-3-5-8 and third player lost everything with two pair, Kings and Twos.
At the end my pocket aces didn’t bring me a win - it was a straight.
Which Two Cards Will Bring Victory?
