Deceptive Omaha Hands
Like any poker game, Omaha involves betting on chance and not on real cards. You place a bet with the potential of what you have as the basis and not on a hand that has actually been made. With a risked bankroll and tension born of suspense, making a good decision is just too much pressure. It’s difficult to know, so perhaps the best thing to do is to trust your instinct. Well that, and of course a little reasoning never killed anyone.
In Omaha, some hands can look very promising. In reality though, they turn out to be bad hands with slim chances of winning. Newbies have the most to lose here, because they can’t tell which hands are good and which ones just look good. For example, you have a five, six, eight, and nine. It looks you think to yourself that you’ve just scored the jackpot – all you need is a seven to get a straight! The flop comes out, and the dealer lays down two six’s and a four. You were able to flop a trip, and because you think you have the most awesome cards ever and you totally lucked out, you push a stack to the center. With any luck, your confidence may just scare your opponents into folding.
Here’s the real picture, time to take off your rose colored poker goggles. You have a trip, which is pretty much next to nothing in this game. The chances that someone else has a four isn’t slim, and a double pair beats a trip any day. Now, if you never get that seven to give you a straight, then your stack is entirely relying on the trip for the win – you won’t entrust your life to a man who can’t swim, so why entrust your money to cards that can’t win for you? Always look at the greater picture and think about the possible cards of your opponents before you act. Calculating your chances of winning may be the thing that can save you from losing.