Quality limit O/8 Discussion

[shipitfish]

Over on bobby_the_worm's journal, I'm involved in a thoughtful and good discussion about playing a large limit O/8 pot with a likely drawing-dead high draw and a counterfeitable nut low draw. The discussion will bore to sleep all you HE-only players, but if you have an interest on what we Omaha-holics get so excited about that “four card game”, take a look.

High/low split games introduce some of the most complicated poker decisions you can find, because the naked aggression that can run over an HE game with ease just doesn't work here, and you have to really think through what is going on to make the right decisions. If you are a card-playing connoisseur and haven't tried learning some O/8, you really should. (Did I ever mention that contract bridge players tend to love O/8 the most? Someday, I've got to find a bunch of people who want to learn contract bridge and play it for money. That game must be enjoyable. :)

Comments

[patty-bush.livejournal.com]

I read that and further realized that Omaha is not my game...

...yet. I'm going to continue working on my NLH game, I'm starting to get better at working through hands on the river. starting.... heh.

I've decided that the mixed game I want to work on is Razz. Triple Draw is on hold for now. I'm working on a bonus on Absolute, so I'm playing a Razz table when the HE game is getting slow. I'm going to be buying that Sklansky on Poker book, since it's the only thing you can find on Razz. I'm kinda happy it's out of print, that means less players will have read it.

I'm not giving up on Triple Draw. I just haven't been playing on Ultimate lately. The choice of games available was pretty slim, Razz is slightly more popular. Once I get the hang of Razz I think Triple Draw will be my next game.

[shipitfish.livejournal.com]

I am somewhat amazed that Razz has gotten popular; other journals have mentioned the same. Omaha can be complicated, but these are technical detailst that aren't that hard to learn once studied.

[roryk.livejournal.com]

I've been reading OE and eight or better stuff lately but haven't had a chance to play. All the big games at Foxwoods that have HE have omahah/l and eight or better but I can't play in them since I can't play either of those games. lol. I am not sure how to get better. Any suggestions?

[shipitfish.livejournal.com]

I doubt it's all that helpful, but I wrote an entry that mentions most of the way my thinking works in O/8. Not sure how it can help you, since you're talking about higher limit games where you need different strategies to beat knowledgeable players.

haha

[roryk.livejournal.com]

That is okay-- I am more concerned with beating players playing .25/.50 right now. I'll focus on trying to beat the knowledgable players once I become one myself. :)

Re: haha

[shipitfish.livejournal.com]

Oh, ok. You mentioned getting into the big mixed games, which is why I thought high stakes. Yes, the stuff I mentioned will be a big help against .25/.5 players. That Tenner book puts forward the right approach for those games.