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  1. zrogers zrogers is offline

    College Station, TX
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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 3:12am)

    I've heard there's some good money to be made playing Omaha so I've decided to check it out. When I first started Hold 'Em, I played the top 10 hands AA-77, AK, AQ, to get the feel of the game before i started to mix it up and really play. What do yall recommend as solid starting hands in Omaha? I've noticed people playing really loose in this .50/$1 on Full Tilt which is where I'm starting so I don't mind playing really tight as a beginner. Thanks!
  2. rivercats rivercats is offline

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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 3:37am) in reply to zrogers

    jeff hwang
  3. bombers88 bombers88 is offline

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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 3:38am) in reply to zrogers

    might want to start at a lower stake to get the hang of it first.. then move up. Also make suree you're rolled properly since the swings are ridic in omaha.. Maybe read PLO by Jeff Hwang as it should give some good insights into the game. I htink he has a second book out now too. good luck
  4. watson5j watson5j is offline

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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 3:46am) in reply to bombers88

    get ready for bad beats from everywhere and every kind...its a fun game but can be down right frustrating a lot of times...
  5. D_A_H_1987 D_A_H_1987 is offline

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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 3:52am) in reply to watson5j

    This happened to a friend of mine in one night. I had half of his action.

    One outer for 4k, notice the K in his hand.

    pokerstars Game #32621454723:<span> </span>Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) - 2009/09/08 22:46:42 ET

    Table 'Rauma' 6-max Seat #4 is the button

    Seat 1: fouruhaters ($3619.40 in chips)

    Seat 2: Goldenfaith ($2602.50 in chips)

    Seat 3: LooneyGerbil ($900 in chips)

    Seat 4: VINNY20O4 ($1994 in chips)

    Seat 5: jaymac111 ($5000 in chips)

    Seat 6: tibster24 ($11728.50 in chips)

    jaymac111: posts small blind $25

    tibster24: posts big blind $50

    *** HOLE CARDS ***

    Dealt to VINNY20O4 [Ks 9c 9s Ad]

    fouruhaters: folds

    Goldenfaith: folds

    LooneyGerbil: folds

    VINNY20O4: raises $100 to $150

    jaymac111: folds

    tibster24: raises $325 to $475

    VINNY20O4: calls $325

    *** FLOP *** [Qh 9h Tc]

    tibster24: bets $972

    VINNY20O4: raises $547 to $1519 and is all-in0

    tibster24: calls $547

    *** TURN *** [Qh 9h Tc] [5d]

    *** RIVER *** [Qh 9h Tc 5d] [Kh]

    *** SHOW DOWN ***

    tibster24: shows [Qd 2h Kd Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)

    VINNY20O4: shows [Ks 9c 9s Ad] (three of a kind, Nines)

    VINNY20O4 said, "lol"

    tibster24 collected $4010 from pot

    *** SUMMARY ***

    Total pot $4013 | Rake $3

    Board [Qh 9h Tc 5d Kh]

    Seat 1: fouruhaters folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Seat 2: Goldenfaith folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Seat 3: LooneyGerbil folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Seat 4: VINNY20O4 (button) showed [Ks 9c 9s Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Nines

    Seat 5: jaymac111 (small blind) folded before Flop

    Seat 6: tibster24 (big blind) showed [Qd 2h Kd Kc] and won ($4010) with three of a kind, Kings

    He rebought short (even though I told him not to fall below 40-50 bb but w/e guess it worked out better for me)

    This hand looks like he's in bad shape on the flop dodging so many outs. But the turn makes his hand a 90 pct fav and villian is drawing to 2 outs.

    PokerStars Game #32621801054:<span> </span>Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) - 2009/09/08 22:59:55 ET

    Table 'Rauma' 6-max Seat #3 is the button

    Seat 1: fouruhaters ($3588.40 in chips)

    Seat 2: Goldenfaith ($5796 in chips)

    Seat 3: LooneyGerbil ($975 in chips)

    Seat 4: VINNY20O4 ($850 in chips)

    Seat 5: jaymac111 ($6270 in chips)

    Seat 6: tibster24 ($16365 in chips)

    VINNY20O4: posts small blind $25

    jaymac111: posts big blind $50

    *** HOLE CARDS ***

    Dealt to VINNY20O4 [Ac 7h Ad 2c]

    tibster24: folds

    fouruhaters: folds

    Goldenfaith: folds

    LooneyGerbil: raises $100 to $150

    VINNY20O4: raises $350 to $500

    jaymac111: folds

    LooneyGerbil: calls $350

    *** FLOP *** [9h 6d 5h]

    VINNY20O4: bets $350 and is all-in

    LooneyGerbil: calls $350

    *** TURN *** [9h 6d 5h] [6c]

    *** RIVER *** [9h 6d 5h 6c] [9d]

    *** SHOW DOWN ***

    VINNY20O4: shows [Ac 7h Ad 2c] (two pair, Aces and Nines)

    LooneyGerbil: shows [Th Kc 9c Js] (three of a kind, Nines)

    LooneyGerbil collected $1747 from pot

    *** SUMMARY ***

    Total pot $1750 | Rake $3

    Board [9h 6d 5h 6c 9d]

    Seat 1: fouruhaters folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Seat 2: Goldenfaith folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Seat 3: LooneyGerbil (button) showed [Th Kc 9c Js] and won ($1747) with three of a kind, Nines

    Seat 4: VINNY20O4 (small blind) showed [Ac 7h Ad 2c] and lost with two pair, Aces and Nines

    Seat 5: jaymac111 (big blind) folded before Flop

    Seat 6: tibster24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

    Lol, all in less than 20 mins
  6. rivercats rivercats is offline

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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 4:16am) in reply to zrogers

    PLO on pokerstars is a joke.
    Theres a sample training vid by Rizen playing PLO on pokerstars and hes getting run over in the vid lol
  7. 7DeLuX 7DeLuX is offline

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    Jan 19th, 2010 (1/19/2010 5:59am) in reply to rivercats

    wait you get 2 extra cards in this game? how hard could it be ?
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