Omaha H/L: Should I play this hand?
Today we will examine some of the factors to consider when formulating our decision to fold or muck. I outlined some of the factors last time as questions we should ask ourselves. Today we will look at why we ask these questions and what do the answers mean.
A tip before we get started. When your cards are being dealt, look at your opponents. Watch the expressions on their faces and what the do with their cards and hands. This is one of the easiest ways to pick up tells. You will always have time to look at your cards before you act.
Most of the factors discussed apply to Hold-Em as well as Omaha H/L. I will concentrate on Omaha though. Lets start at the top.
How many players saw the flop? This is important in both Omaha and Hold-Em. If for nothing else it is essential for calculating pot odds. If we are looking at a draw we want enough callers to render that draw profitable. We do not want to chase a 1 in 6 shot with only one caller. Espec… Continue reading Omaha H/L: Should I play this hand?
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Poker lexicon:
- ROLLED UP - In seven-card stud, being dealt three of a kind in the first three cards.
- STEAM - Playing wildly, calling and raising a lot, because one is upset. Compare: ON TILT.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- SUICIDE KING - King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.
- HOUSE RULE - Rules and interpretations (e.g., use of wild cards, or rules on having to show beaten hands) that are specific to an establishment or even tables within the establishment.
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