Omaha,
Pot Limit Poker
August 24 2008
Pot Limit Omaha is structured in a way that betting amounts are small pre-flop and much bigger post-flop. Deciding whether to get into a hand will be the most important decision you’ll make during the whole process. This will not only be determined by your cards, but also your position, tendencies of your opponents and whether or not there has been a raise ahead of you.
Position plays an important part in Pot Limit Omaha because you want to find out how your hand stacks up against the others at the table. Most of your profitable bets will come when you’re last to act after the flop, so it’s important to find out where you stand pre-flop. Avoid betting or raising from an early position. You could get re-raised once or twice, forcing you out of the hand. If you wait to see what the other players do, you will be able to make your decision whether or not to play the hand, without committing as many chips.
The tendencies of your opponents are important factors to consider. If there are two overly aggressive players at the table that raise and re-raise each other to control the action, you'll have to wait for very good hands before getting into the play. They will just get you pot committed, usually with a hand that’s not good enough to take two or more opponents.
Basically you want to play good hands in favorable positions. Think ahead and figure out if the price of calling a bet is the real price, or if that bet will get raised after you act. Don’t get sucked into hands you shouldn’t be in.
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