Playing Omaha 8
Omaha Hi Lo, which is another name for Omaha 8, is a strategic game. It's quite popular worldwide and excitement is always intense on every hand. Most players whether they are experienced players or just beginners at it make the common mistake of playing too many hands. You should know that over a period, a player sees only 20% flops. Although that is a popular assumption, people tend to lose more because they play more hands. This generally happens because most people get tempted by more cards that are provided in this game.
In order to win the pot in Omaha 8 you should either have a high hand or a low one. If you have any experience in playing poker then you should know that the highest possible hand that you can possibly have is a royal flush while the lowest hand would be a combination of A 2 3 4 5. If you were a prudent player then you would know that many times can both low and high by making a hand of A-5, which is a guaranteed win when it comes to the low pot and you, might get the high pot with the straight. Hand selection in Omaha 8 is quite easy but the hard part is folding your hand, which are not that good. If you take some time and think about it, then it is easy to figure out what hand might be a good starting hand.
The point of the game is to get both the high hand as well as the low one and you get to select only two cards for the low hand as well as the high one. In Omaha 8 the starting hand of the bet is AA23 which is best suited to high and the low. This means that A3 of diamond and A2 of clubs make for a very powerful hand. Even if you get low cards, you can still make a good combination and get a part of the pot by playing 23 or A3, A2. But, you should also be aware that you may lose if there is an A23 on the board. You still have a very good chance to win the high hand especially if you when your suits come out.
You can also make a very good low hand by combining cards, which are less in denomination than 8. So, it doesn't matter even if you have an A2 in your combination of cards if you don't have anything else fewer than 8. Another fact that you can use to your advantage is that you can still win half a part of the pot if you only have 3 cards which are less than 9. You should always look for a hand in which the cards work with each other to better your chances of winning. If you have a combination of aces then you would surely be able to win the high pot but you must also gather the cards of low denomination in order to get the low pot as well.