I was playing a game of Limit-Omaha on Absolute poker, Im really new to the game so im not that great at it.

Anyway, i get given a hand of 8-8-J-9 and limp on the small blind.

The flop came 8-X-Q, so i flopped a set, not bad... There were Four people in the hand... I raised, then someone re-raised, i called.

The turn gave me a J, making a straight, and a flush useless. So, i bet out, got re-raised, and re-raised again.

The river was a blank...

Then at the end it said someone else won the hand, with 3 of a kind Queens... how?

Go back to the lobby for this section. Below your post are two posts by Akishore. They will teach you everything you need to know (which is everything) about Omaha H/L. I realize you were playing Hi, but for the basics (Part 1), most of the same concepts apply.

Don't play a game you don't understand for real money. It's - - - -EV

Your opponent had a better full house than yours, not 3 of a kind.

His hand played QQQJJ, yours 888JJ.

By all means, read Akishore's Omaha guide, it's marvelous.

But to answer the question that you asked, your J in hand did not play. Alwasy remember in Omaha and O-8 that two and only two cards from your hand play. You had three 8s with probably Q-J kicking it.

Now Go. GO! click as fast as you can and read Aseem's guide.

Mensch

No, he didn't have a full house, there was no board pair. I think that's your problem here, you thought you had a full house. Remember you must use 2, AND ONLY 2, cards from your hand and 3 from the board. You used your 88 to give yourself a set. You can't use your 88, and your J, to give you a full house.

EDIT: Dang mencsh beat me to it, what an udermensch :twisted:

Duh?!


Anyway,
Board was 8-X-Q-J-X.

Yours, 8-8-J-9.


The turn gave me a J, making a straight ... Then at the end it said someone else won the hand, with 3 of a kind Queens... how?


No, you are not straight! [sw]

my bad. misread and thought there was a J on the flop.

when the jack hit on the turn u didnt make a full house, your hand was still only bottom set with the 8s. In omaha u can only play 2 cards in your hand and u have to play 2 cards in your hand.





ps. this is my first post so please regulars dont butcher me if i sound like an idiot or state something obvious