Omaha strategy needed

[K1-DK]

I am looking into playing some Omaha at the moment

I have been playing a bit on 0.10/0.25 PL 6-handed tables.
I havent played many hands, and i have just made about even money on my learning experience.

At the moment im having most trouble with my hand selection. I have tried to only play unraised pots or pots that wasnt raised more than once. I rarely raise preflop.
I was looking for 3 types of hands:
double suits to make flushes (preferably with atleast one A or K)
pairs to make sets(or quads/boats)
4 connectors (sometimes just 3) for straights

So the advise im looking for is:

What kind of adjustments can i make to my handselection?

What kind of hands should i start raising with?

What kind of traps in Omaha should i be looking to avoid?

[Buldermar]

So the advise im looking for is:

What kind of adjustments can i make to my handselection?

What kind of hands should i start raising with?

What kind of traps in Omaha should i be looking to avoid?

Overall you want to be tighter from early position compared to NLH (meaning that you play less hands) and looser from late position compared to NLH due to the fact that it is more difficult to be much ahead preflop in PLO.

You want to be careful not to overplay aces. Usually, if the game is deepstack you are playing your aces for set value.

I usually raise or call a raise when I enter the pot and rarely just limp in. Generally speaking, you want to call a raise from the blinds more often that you do in NLH because it is more likely that you have odds to do so.

Overall you want to play hands where the cards are close together. Deepstack, a hand like 6::heart::7::diamond::8::diamond::9::heart:: is a monster. Sometimes you can call with double pairs for set value, but you have to be careful. I rarely slowplay floppet sets because it is very likely that someone has some kind of draw, especially in a multiway pot.

Another thing you have to be careful with is drawing for a flush with a paired board because it is much more likely that you are drawing dead than when you're playing NLH. Also the size of bets in omaha is often close to pot size because of the many draw possibilities, so when you flop a set or a good draw, play it strong. Position means more in PLO than it does in NLH in my opinion.

The last advice I can give you is to watch the pros play high stake on FullTilt. They tend to play a lot of PLO and I think FullTilt has some of the best PLO players in the world. Also check different sites such as twoplustwo.com for big hands. There are often many interesting comments on how the hands were played.

Good luck :)

[Danielle Angel]

There is this thread on omaha also K1 ... with Buldermar again saving us with his awesome poker knowledge and ability :)

http://forum.theplayr.com/showthread.php?t=277

[Buldermar]

There is this thread on omaha also K1 ... with Buldermar again saving us with his awesome poker knowledge and ability :)

http://forum.theplayr.com/showthread.php?t=277

aha I wish.. :P

[K1-DK]

Thankyou very much.

Ill try to push my game more in the direction of your advise and start raising more.

[Slinky]

I'm geting right into Omaha at the moment.. love it!! Only 30$ down lol..I'm playing a bit too aggressive i think, i'm getting a bit attached to my bluffs :o

[LiveStraddle]

My advice

1. Never slowplay, you need maximum value from any hand that needs protections (everything but top full house, quads, sf)
2. Dont overplay aces, they are almost useless as 1 pair is never good by the river, most of the time you want to make a set or nut flush with them.
3. Low flushes are redundant

Basic tips but pretty good imo