One
of my personal favorite games is Omaha Hi Low. I have been playing
much more of it on Party Poker than I have Omaha. Look for me
as Skits_2 in the low limit Pot limit games The reason for this
is that the games are generally juicier, and it is generally
fairly easy to tell what to do with a hand. Basically, if after
the flop you don't have a hand or a draw you would be happy
pushing all your chips in with, dump it. If you do, bet it.
Don't slow play and try to trap. Obviously this is very simplified,
but playing just this strategy would make money on Party.
But what hands should you play preflop? Every hand you get
looks like it could hit something. They are filled with suited
connectors, medium pairs, and 4 cards in a row. Here is a
simple point system that tells you what is worth playing,
and what is pure junk.
Score your hand like this
Pairs :
Aces = 20 Points
Kings = 13
Queens = 12
Jacks = 11
All other count as their face value. i.e. a pair of 7's is
worth 7
Knock off half the points if you have trips. Don't play 4
of the same card in your hand under any circumstances
Flushes
2 Card Flush with Ace High - 10 points
All other flushes count 4 points.
If you have 3 or 4 of the same suit in your hand knock off
half
Straights
2 Card Straights or 1 gappers = 2 points
3 Card Straights = 6 points
4 Card Straights = 8 points
Lows
A-2 = 20
A-3 = 15
A-4, 2-3 = 10
A-5 2-4, 2-5 =7
3-4 3-5 4-5 = 5
Now add up all your points. The best hand possible is AA23
with two suited aces. That scores 85. All others score less
than that.
If you score
15 : Complete small blind
25 : Consider calling
40 : Consider Raising
50 : Reraise
Of course you have to take into account other factors, such
as position, people at the table, but this will give you a
good idea of relative hand value.
