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.
