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[Nate Dogg OC]

Hello everyone,This post concerns Omaha/8 and I would love to hear replies from anyone who plays this game or knows about it's strategy. Also, all of the technical info I will cite comes from Mike Cappeleti's book "How to win at Omaha High/Low", but much of it is backed up in other places as well, such as Super System 2 and Ken Warren's book on Omaha. Now, in a ten handed Omaha/8 game, if five or more people are seeing the flop on average, then it is likely that at least roughly two people on average are seeing the flop with a less than premium starting hand. Furthermore, it is likely that if they are doing this, then in general those that do it are also taking their bad hands too far. Now, if a player were to apply optimum strategy, which in Omaha has less to do with skill and more to do with hand selection (which is a skill though ane easieer one to master than many) to a typical losse game like this, he ought to average around 2 Big Bets an hour over the long haul,if not slightly more. Now, in a 3-6 game, not to mention if it has a kill pot, this is 12 dollars an hour which is nothing to scough at. My question is, for lower limit players, why not learn this game and exploit this earning opportunity whenever possible, as it seems to me that most games likely meet the five or more to see the flop criteria, though I don't have much experience as of yet but from what I hear this is the case? Regards,Nate

[Smasharoo]

Probably.Less variance for sure.

[JaysonWeber]

When I was playing 2 sngo's at a time on UB, I opened a third table .01/.02 PL Omaha 8/b... It paid for my rake in the SnGo's! I think the game has so many fish its unbelievable... you get 1-3 people @ the table saying "im a hold'em player, first time here... what's it like" Although you can't trust all these people.. you find out who's telling the truth by the way they play VERY fast.

[ahosang]

The reason more people don't take it up is the obsession with Texas hold'em. Simple as that. Many new players only want to play the TV game, and that's hold'em. Anyway, your reading is right. Omaha8 is an easier game to profit fom at the lower levels, even if you're just playing mechanically. If you actually study your opposition and push other edges, maximising these gains can be quite good.

[NormanHaupt]

Of course first you'll actually have to learn how to play it- which is where I get lost. lol too many damn cards. I throw away things I probably should flop on.

[Nate Dogg OC]

Sorry,My last post got cut short because I had to go to class.When I turn 21 in a week, I plan on taking an admitedly small $500 bankroll and playing 3-6 Omaha/8 at the casinos in LA in lieu of finding another job as I recently quit working at Costco. As Smash said, and as I neglected to point out in my last post, there is less variance in this game if it is played right, and that combined with the fact that if anything I read, hear or see is true, there are many more weak players in this game than your typical hold em' or stud game, makes me think that this is a feasible goal if I maintain strict discipline during every single session. I suppose I will find out as soon as I walk into Commerce that first day and sit; either there will be too many players calling and chasing with inadequate hands, or there won't be. If Commerce proves to not meet this requirment after a session or two, I will search elsewhere as there is plenty of public poker in LA. In any case, hopefully this will yield, as I said, roughly $12 an hour over the course of a few months, and I will subsequently move up in limits. Either that or my inadequate starting bankroll will kill me, or I won't be good enough. All I know is I'm going to find out. If it turns out to be profitable, I will let you all know. Thanks for the input.

[Scruff]

Keep us posted Nate, I'm curious to see how it goes!