First Time played Omaha. Need help

[PoorGypsy]

Listen, I played today omaha first time, just for fun and I don't understand why another player wins. Probably bad question but I can not figure it out by myself

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I thought I have full house here and guy has either straight or flush. Or what I have here then?

 

[Martin]

Your cards aren't showing for me but in Omaha you have to use 2 of the 4 cards you are dealt, your opponent made a straight eight to Queen, using their 10J.

 

[monkeytilter]

You have to use EXACTLY 2 cards from the 4 you are dealt, not 0,1, or 2 like in Hold'em.
I'm guessing you had a Q, but that is no good to make a FH on QQ899, you MUST use 2 cards, so you would need Q8, Q9. If you had say AQxx the best you'd have would be trip Qs. (AQ QQ9)

 

[burba]

You should maybe take 5 minutes to study the rules for the specific variant before playing....
There are also different start hands playable.
e.g. if you have 4 aces it's not as good as you may think.

 

[Sullivanryn88]

as stated above, the only way your getting a full house is with Q9/Q8, two cards from your 4 must be used. they only ended up with a straight to win so you must of had either a queen in your hand or a 9 for trips, and thought the board pairing mattered without it in your hand

 

[Chica_bonita]

If we are talking about classic Omaha, then the combinations themselves are the same as in Hallem, but the most important rule that distinguishes Omaha from Hold'em (as Martin already said) is that you cannot use all your cards.: it should always be only 2 of your pocket cards + 3 on the board. You also need to keep in mind that a pair or 2 pairs or even a set is not the best combination here. Since players have 4 cards each, the probability of getting a straight, flush and full house is much higher here.

Maybe this will help.:

Pot Limit Omaha Series:

• Pot-Limit Omaha vs. Texas Hold’em: Key Differences Every Player Should Know
• How to Think Like a Pro in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO): Strategy & Mechanics
• Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Strategy: How to Play & Win
• PLO vs. Hold'em: Which Poker Game is Best for Your Style?

 

[phantoma69]

Listen, I played today omaha first time, just for fun and I don't understand why another player wins. Probably bad question but I can not figure it out by myself

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I thought I have full house here and guy has either straight or flush. Or what I have here then?

I played the same and i dont understund either when i have full house, and we split for no reason

 

[MK_]

I played the same and i dont understund either when i have full house, and we split for no reason

.... maybe you could post your hand, ... my guess would be you're reading the board incorrectly,

in omaha as stated above it's any 2 cards from your hand and any 3 from the board to make the best hand👍

 

[MK_]

Listen, I played today omaha first time, just for fun and I don't understand why another player wins. Probably bad question but I can not figure it out by myself

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I thought I have full house here and guy has either straight or flush. Or what I have here then?

.... if you could post your cards it would be easier to say what you have,

the guy hit a straight on the turn, there is no flush possible on that board,

omaha is fun once you remember you must use 2 from your hand and 3 from the board👍

 

[phantoma69]

.... if you could post your cards it would be easier to say what you have,

the guy hit a straight on the turn, there is no flush possible on that board,

omaha is fun once you remember you must use 2 from your hand and 3 from the board👍

I will post next time when i play omaha just to show you what i mean! btw im not omaha player also started soon

 

[neverbluff0799]

Omaha is a drawing game not so easy at first definitly.

 

[dorsk]

Listen, I played today omaha first time, just for fun and I don't understand why another player wins. Probably bad question but I can not figure it out by myself

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I thought I have full house here and guy has either straight or flush. Or what I have here then?

Not a stupid question. Good that you played for fun. The biggest beginner mistake is probably not grasping that you must use exactly two of your hole card and three board cards . An example: You have the AA spades and clubs plus a heart and a diamond . The flop is three spades. You call a bet with AA and the turn is another ♠️ You jam the pot with your nut flush. You get re-raised and call. And you lose the hand since you after all don’t have a flush since you can only use three of the board cards. You just have one pair - rarely enough in PLO.
In another hand you have a boat. Gung go you think only to discover that Villain has a higher boat. Your underfull loses to an overfull. Quite common in PLO.

 

[dorsk]

Listen, I played today omaha first time, just for fun and I don't understand why another player wins. Probably bad question but I can not figure it out by myself

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I thought I have full house here and guy has either straight or flush. Or what I have here then?

As for preflop play the strength of a hand is determined by the combination of these attributes:
1. Connectedness
2. Suitedness
3. Rank
4. Focus
5. Position

Worth noting that position is even more important in PLO compared to Hold’em.

Hold’em might be regarded as a prerequisite to PLO.

 

[dreamer13]

Omaha is a much more aggressive form of poker, the number of draws here is off the charts. The variance in Omaha is tougher, but for this reason weak players love it.If you are dealt four cards of the same suit, such a hand will definitely not be promising. The ideal option will always be two suits.

 

[dorsk]

Omaha is a much more aggressive form of poker, the number of draws here is off the charts. The variance in Omaha is tougher, but for this reason weak players love it.If you are dealt four cards of the same suit, such a hand will definitely not be promising. The ideal option will always be two suits.

“….the variance in Omaha is tougher, but for this reason weak players love it.” Are you serious? Why should weak players love the higher variance? This makes no sense. Weak players will lose substantially more money in PLO than in Hold’em at the same buy-in levels. Nobody wants to burn money. Generally a losing Hold’em drifter will get ripped off and slaughtered in PLO.

 

[Flyer35]

“….the variance in Omaha is tougher, but for this reason weak players love it.” Are you serious? Why should weak players love the higher variance? This makes no sense. Weak players will lose substantially more money in PLO than in Hold’em at the same buy-in levels. Nobody wants to burn money. Generally a losing Hold’em drifter will get ripped off and slaughtered in PLO.

I think his point is that the more luck can change the outcome the more akin to gambling it is. The assumption is that "weak players" are more interested in gambling than playing a game that requires a lot of skill and discipline.

And, while nobody may "want to burn money" lots do it anyway in the pursuit of the illusive jackpot..

 

[dorsk]

I think his point is that the more luck can change the outcome the more akin to gambling it is. The assumption is that "weak players" are more interested in gambling than playing a game that requires a lot of skill and discipline.

And, while nobody may "want to burn money" lots do it anyway in the pursuit of the illusive jackpot..

Could be. The hands run closer in PLO and thus the variance. I don’t meet many chance players in PLO though. The weak players are often players who are in transition from Hold’em. They will often struggle for some time and then adapt or disappear.

 

[WrongUsername]

always draw for the nuts, don´t overvalue 2nd nuts, 3rd nuts.

 

[Flyer35]

always draw for the nuts, don´t overvalue 2nd nuts, 3rd nuts.

I can think of a a few times I thought I had the nuts with an A-hi flush only to lose to a straight flush or royal flush, or lose with a full house to quads.

 

[Colbefc]

My advice would be to look on You Tube for videos explaining the basics of Omaha and then try it at the lowest
stakes.
It is far more complicated than Holdem and the variance is far higher and you never know who has won until the river.

Just watch some instruction videos and remember that just one pair on the flop, even aces, is not a great hand.

 

[Leandro6803]

i'm very curious to learn omaha but i don't have time in my busy day.

 

[PoorGypsy]

Your cards aren't showing for me but in Omaha you have to use 2 of the 4 cards you are dealt, your opponent made a straight eight to Queen, using their 10J.

yeah, I didn't know that thing aout 2 cards has to play. That was m mistake)

 

[PoorGypsy]

Your cards aren't showing for me but in Omaha you have to use 2 of the 4 cards you are dealt, your opponent made a straight eight to Queen, using their 10J.

actually Ithink he lso had few cards as hearts and there was also 3 cards with hearts. Why e didn't had a flush then?

 

[PoorGypsy]

Your cards aren't showing for me but in Omaha you have to use 2 of the 4 cards you are dealt, your opponent made a straight eight to Queen, using their 10J.

oh okay. I checked that and he had 3 hearts n his hand. Since what you said about two cards he couldn't hav a flush then because there sould be 3 hearts on board. Thank you for an answer

 

[PoorGypsy]

You have to use EXACTLY 2 cards from the 4 you are dealt, not 0,1, or 2 like in Hold'em.
I'm guessing you had a Q, but that is no good to make a FH on QQ899, you MUST use 2 cards, so you would need Q8, Q9. If you had say AQxx the best you'd have would be trip Qs. (AQ QQ9)

so if I connected with board only by one card and I don't have any pairs in my Hand it means in omaha that i don't have anyhing actually?