Resources for Limit Omaha Hi?

[Harvey]

Any advice on where I can find resources on Limit Omaha Hi?

My local casino spreads a 10/20 Texas/Omaha lap of each game. They play one round of limit hold'em, one round of limit Omaha. It's a soft game, but I'm sure that I'm losing in the game more than I should because of my Omaha inexperience.

The Omaha round typically has 6-7 players seeing every flop, with most of those also seeing the turn, lots of gambling and fishing for miracle cards, etc. I've read about how to play PLO - e.g., Lyle Berman's chapter in SSII - but most of the advice does not seem to apply to limit.

The only two strategy articles I've read are this one: "http://www.interpoker.com/strategy/omahahigh_strategy.shtml" and this one: "http://www.pokertips.org/strategy/ll-omaha.php"

In line with their advice, I have played super-tight, folding a lot of hands pre-flop or on the flop, but still find myself losing as a result of big hands that don't hold up (e.g. top set) or big draws that miss.

Where can I go to learn more?

[Hunger Dog]

You want to play more high cards in the game you describe than in PLO. 9987ss can be big in PLO, but goes down in value in these games. It's harder to control the size of the pot and the number of players, so you are going to need bigger hands.

Top set may not be a big hand in this game, it may just be a draw. Top set is always drawing to a board pair, but it is also drawing to no flush and no straight. Therefore, a) if you flop top set on a rainbow board it is more valuable than a suited board; b) it is better on an uncoordinated board; and c) you must play coordinated hands. If the flop is K92r, and you have KKQJ, you have 4 extra outs that you wouldn't have if you were playing KK73.

Pay attention to the culture of the table. Is the hold 'em round making the omaha round looser? Is the omaha round making the hold 'em round tighter? Knowing this can guide your play. What is considered a big hand in Omaha? Top pair? Top two? Middle set? If the players are jamming with TPTK, you'll have to get in there and jam along with them, or lose your action.

Hope this helps.

[randy]

Steve Badger's site has some information about Omaha. http://www.playwinningpoker.com/. His advice is solid, and sometimes even thought-provoking.

[Harvey]

Originally Posted by randy

Steve Badger's site has some information about Omaha. http://www.playwinningpoker.com/. His advice is solid, and sometimes even thought-provoking.

Thanks for the advice, guys. The Badger site looks really good.