Pot-Limit Omaha Hand Quiz: Choose the Best Play

[manzanillo53]

To go along with our month long series diving deeper into Pot Limit Omaha, we thought we would throw the membership some questions. So, let's take a look at hand potentials in PLO. You have the choice to hold one of these two hands (hole cards):

Hand 1:
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Hand 2:
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The flop comes:
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Would you choose Hand 1 or Hand 2? Explain your choice.

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I would take #2 open ended straight draws , full house draws and Flush draws

 

[manzanillo53]

I would take #2 open ended straight draws , full house draws and Flush draws

 

[Bhargav]

hand 2. it is already a made hand and it has more outs than the first one

 

[enno]

Shouldn't position also be considered here?
If hand 1 was IP then would he make a bet with AA77, even though hand 2 could have 777 or a flush or straight draw?
If hand 2 was IP would he make a bet with 77 with a lot of outs, even though hand 1 could also have 777 or a flush or straight draw?

 

[SL-247]

To go along with our month long series diving deeper into Pot Limit Omaha, we thought we would throw the membership some questions. So, let's take a look at hand potentials in PLO. You have the choice to hold one of these two hands (hole cards):

Hand 1:
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Hand 2:
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The flop comes:
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Would you choose Hand 1 or Hand 2? Explain your choice.

Read more about Pot-Limit Omaha in our PLO Learning Series: CardsChat Learning Poker Thread Series Index

I would choose hand 2 because it has more outs and therefore a higher probability of winning.