Yesterday I was playing .25/.50 omaha 8, and got dealt something like A K K 7 in the big blind, and checked it after two limpers and the small blind completed. (Was this right?) Anyway, I flopped the royal flush, and after the small blind checked I decided to bet. No one called, and I quietly mucked and sighed. Should I have tried to slowplay, maybe let someone else hit something? Usually at these stakes players will call with all kinds of weird hands, its hard to imagine that a flop of TJQ didnt help anyone. Even when flops are suited people had been continuing with two pair, sets, and straights. I know it could be forever before I'm in this situation again, but hopefully I'll be able to get more out of it next time.

Yes, you should have checked. You want someone to catch up and give you action. If it's checked around, try throwing out a bet on the turn, but don't be disappointed if you still don't get action.

Omaha is a game of betting only the nuts or big draws towards the nuts. The deck is pretty crippled by your holding. Checking and praying someone fills up somewhere is your only hope. Not much else you can do unless you have some fish with you that are willing to bet a set or small flush.

Whenever you flop A Straight or Royal or even quads in Omaha, checking/calling is the only option until the river. At best someone makes a good hand and bets into you a few times. At worst you bet on the river and everyone folds, which is what they would have done had you bet on the flop. You want to give the imperssion that you might be fishing or have a weak hand...holding the 2 top outs for a flush you arent going to get much action on the flop, you would have been better off holding 89 and making the straight flush, because someone may have the ace or king and raise it up with you and get an unpleasant suprise at showdown. At best in that situation someone had 2 pair or a set and would definately fold to a bet on the flop, however had you waited they may have hit a boat and then you would have gotten plenty of action on your bet. It takes alot of dicipline to check a flopped royal, however it is the only correct move.

That's not neceserally true. Let's say they had a draw on the flop and turn that they don't make on the river. They would probably call on the flop and turn hoping to hit, but once on the river, they know they can't, so then they muck. This is especially true when playing with inexperienced players, when many times people will call to stay in with pretty much nothing just hoping to improve in someway. I'm not saying what you're saying is wrong, I'm just saying there is some potential that waiting to bet till the river can lose you some money.

Keep on betting the minimum or a little more and hope the board pairs.

I like your check preflop because:
1) at .25/.5, a pre-flop raise out of the bb isn't going to get any of the players already in for 1 bet to fold
2) with 3 other players in the hand I don't like your cards - backbackdoor low potential, only one straight possible and 2-outs to hit your K's

Arupaeo

You want lots of action here. Check!

hope that next time when that happens some one else has 98 of spades.

definately check the flop