Omaha Strategy: Starting Hands
Thursday, July 24th, 2008In Omaha poker, as in Texas hold’em and most other online poker variations, it’s important to play good starting hands. However, what constitutes a good starting hand in Omaha? While a grounding in good Texas hold’em hands will help you make this determination, Omaha requires a little greater understanding than that. Today you can play Omaha almost anywhere; all the best online poker sites offer the game.
Big Pairs in Omaha
Big pairs such as AA, KK and QQ are good in Omaha as they are in Texas hold’em, but not in isolation. Remember that you hold four cards, which gives you six potential starting hands. The same is true of your opponents. If you hold Ad As 4h 9c, you are essentially playing your one big hand, the aces, against each of your opponents’ six hands. Try to make sure all your cards are working together if you are going to proceed with an Omaha hand.









