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Message: [QUOTE="kraemer, post: 4179087, member: 20033"] You couldnt be more wrong! Variance is higher in Omaha and therefor You will want to be even more selective with your starting hands... Playing too many hands is a recipe for desaster! In Omaha You will want to have the best hand, not a good one! It's a nuts game! Hands that are very powerful in Holdem are not worth as much in Omaha.... In Holdem Games You can be pretty sure that almost any flush will get you the pot. Only on few occasions your opponent will show a higher flush. In Omaha Your opponent is much more likely to show a better flush. Be carefull when You play pairs. Beginners usually overestimate the value of trips in Omaha. Pay close attention to the board when playing with 3 of a kind because straights, flushes and full houses appear in Omaha regularly and not as the occasional bad beat as in Holdem... My advice for beginners is to fold a lot in Omaha... Sure, You will miss some spots. But when You carefully select starting hands and look for double suited and connected hands then You will have a much better chance of actually getting the best hand. Use an odds calculator before You go to a table and play around with it to get an idea of the odds in Omaha and how they can significantly change with every card that gets dealt! Once You have developed a feeling for it Omaha can be very much fun and also profitable because at the micro stakes You will often encounter people who play Holdem at an Omaha table... I used my CC freeroll winnings in the last few days to play Omaha cash games on PokerStars. Usually I play 2 tables at a time and I have not had a single losing session so far. They will surely come but I think it is a lot easier to not lose your buy-in in Omaha because it is played with a pot-limit betting structure. No preflop all-in gambles that often cost You your stack in Holdem because some outdraws your favorite hand. In Omaha You usually get to see a flop for fractions of your stack and can then make a more informed decision about wther to not risk more money or not. [/QUOTE]

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