Which Omaha Hi/Lo Hands To Let Go
There are a wide variety of Omaha Hi/Lo hands so it can be hard to determine which hands should be played and which should be folded. It may surprise some to know that there are more hands that should be folded than played.
When you are playing Texas Holdem or Omaha Hi/Lo you should only be viewing around 20% of the flops. Anything more then that could mean you are probably playing too loose. The first thing you must know before you ever sit down at a Omaha Hi/Lo table; you must know which hands should be let go.
There are of course, some hands that are just obviously bad poker hands. Those are the ones you will be able to easily fold and shouldnt have any problem with. That hands that just do not look good will be instant folds for most people, unless you are one of those people who think it is best to play every single hand because you never know what will come up on the flop. If that is how you think; it is almost sure that you are a losing poker player.
For those who do not think this way and do want to play the best poker they possibly can; there are some hands that could definitely save you some money if you knew that they should be tossed. One type of hand that is often misleading in Omaha Hi/Lo is a hand like 4567.
A lot of players think this is a acceptable hand because there are a lot of possibilities to catch a straight. The fact of the matter is that this is not true. There is not a very good chance of catching a straight and most of the time you will have very little chance of having a low hand.
Big Pair Lookout
Similarly, many poker players, even those who have been playing for many years, will consider any pair that contains a big pair to be a good hand. Again, this is not always the case. A hand like KK28 is really not a good hand, and unless you get another King you will probably be out of luck.
While a lot of attention is given to AA hands, if you dont have cards to go along with it you again are going to lose. What you want is a double suited hand that has a high pair, particularly if the other cards are low.
Generally you want cards that work together. Cards that are suited and work together to make good hands are going to give you a lot higher chance to win. These are the hands that will take you where you want to go. You must give yourself a chance to win the low hand and the high hand. At the same time, you do not want to concentrate too hard on only the low hand. That is just going to get you in trouble.
If you can learn to fold these types of hands and play the good ones you will win more then you will lose. Then when you mix that together with some good reads, math, good decisions and all the other things you can do to become better; you will find that making money playing Omaha Hi/Lo is a lot simpler then you thought. The hardest part is getting your game all together and getting everything in the right place. It all starts with letting go of the bad