When Omaha first arrived on the scene, I was taught by some “sound” players that you should fold after the flop unless you had trips, two high pair, or at least four cards to a high flush or straight. Even though all Omaha players have OFTEN tasted disaster on the infamous last card, many still do not realize the significance of the fact that over one third of your Omaha wins should be coming from last card draws. In order for you to be a consistent winner at Omaha, you must take aggressive efforts to win your share of last-card back-ins. (more…)

One reason for poker’s universal popularity is because the mental processes used in poker resemble the games we humans play in real life. Many of these games we humans play are highly competitive and adversarial in nature. The analysis of all adversarial games starts with the objectives, and next polarizes into offense and defense. (more…)

Although limit Omaha is generally not a bluffer’s game, there are certain situations where a bluff has a relatively high likelihood of success. The real trick of course is to recognize the signs which indicate a favorable time to try to pull it off. It helps to develop a good feel for “high life” situations in poker, when one or more players apparently get inspired and start raising on their looks (we know, you are asking yourself, “Are there any poker players who are that good looking?”). (more…)