Vade
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 5:44 PM
Ok, I'm just starting out on PL omaha
Figure it makes a FAR better 2nd game then any stud variety
Anywho, my question is, what kinds of hands should I raise preflop with.
I was at a table at Full Tilt and I kid you not 80+% on the flop, but very few were raised.
Suggestions?
Swift_Psycho
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 5:54 PM
Raise with well coordinated hands like :clubsq: :heartsj: :hearts10: :clubs9: and also hands that consist of double-suited aces and kings. Do not raise with aces that aren't very coordinated. That is a mistake you will commonly see with beginners. Uncoordinated aces are better unraised, because you won't hit the hand often, but if you do hit a set, other people will have trouble putting you on aces because you didn't raise pre-flop.
Vade
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 5:56 PM
Yeah, at this point, I'm basically limping in on most hands
I raised preflop with KK and a suited connector, made a big mistake at betting half the pot when I missed and folded to a turn bet
The good news is I was up at the time
Swift_Psycho
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 6:02 PM
QUOTE (Vade)
Yeah, at this point, I'm basically limping in on most hands
I raised preflop with KK and a suited connector, made a big mistake at betting half the pot when I missed and folded to a turn bet
The good news is I was up at the time

Suited connectors go down in value because it's quite common that someone will have a higher flush draw. You probably already know that, but just some more advice I guess. Oh yeah, and very rarely should you bluff. Especially in low limit omaha, you're going to get called.
Absolute
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 6:06 PM
You should see very close to, if not less flops in Omaha High than you should in Hold'em.
Vade
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 6:12 PM
Noted Absolute
The low limit table was insane, I was at 40% flops seen, and I know that's too high...
ahosang
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 6:15 PM
Raise with the most coordinated hands as said by a previous poster. But raise in late position. Early, you should limp and encourage calls with lesser hands.
Position is very important in PLO.
Emptyeye
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 6:22 PM
I'm sure you know this already, but post-flop, jam the pot with the nuts (and depending on your number of outs, a draw to the nuts), be VERY careful with anything else. Especially at low/micro-limit, which seems to be filled with Hold 'Em players who don't understand that trying to play it the same way as Hold 'Em is equivilent to making a charitable donation to the rest of the table, just this strategy should get you pretty far. I like to try and see flops cheap with even my big hands in PLO, because the flop will oftentimes miss you completely, or worse, you'll get a marginal piece of it and have no idea where you stand.
Vade
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 6:34 PM
Thanks again all
I'm hoping my patience in holdem will be the key carryover here
Absolute
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 7:18 PM
I suggest Limit O8 before playing PLO online.
ahosang
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 7:49 PM
QUOTE (Absolute)
I suggest Limit O8 before playing PLO online.
Why would limit O8 help before PLO?
Vade
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 7:58 PM
QUOTE (Absolute)
I suggest Limit O8 before playing PLO online.
Ugh...can't stand limit 08 from the limited experience I have.
Getting 1/4 of a pot sucks!
wrto4556
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 8:09 PM
QUOTE (Vade)
Getting 1/4 of a pot sucks!
True. But scooping a big ol' multi-way pot is alot of fun.
Vade
Sunday, March 27th, 2005, 8:10 PM
Not as much fun as suckers putting all their chips in (or even better calling) with the 2nd 3rd, 4th or 243rd nuts
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