The Poker Mag

How to play an Omaha hand in online poker: In this instance, we find ourselves dealt (2d,2c,Ac,Jd) in an Omaha tournament. Let us say we are fairly short stacked, and see a small raise, and a reasonable reraise in front of us. In this case I would be thinking there is probably a big pair out there somewhere, but this is no reason to discard the hand immediately.

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So much can change on the flop in Omaha, and with a double suited hand, I would call. We would much rather hit a club Flush than a diamond one of course as this might not be the best Flush out there, but I still feel we can take our chances if we make a Flush with diamonds.

If a (2) falls on the flop we are probably in good shape too, with a high card or two on the flop we may be beaten by a bigger set, but again, when short stacked, I think you have to take a chance sometimes.
If three players then see a flop of (2s,Kd,Qd) and one of the first players to act raises enough to put you all in, this would be a difficult decision to make. Such a raise would often warrant serious concern about a bigger set, and it still does, but in this instance I think we have to call, as there is a hidden aspect of those two big cards that improves our chances. It does mean we should be concerned about a bigger set, but it also means if we now make a diamond Flush, it is the second nut flush. In order for our opponent to be raising into us here with a bigger Flush draw, I would say there is a fair chance they would have diamonds with the back up of a pair such as (xd,x,Ad,A). In that scenario we are in front anyway with a set of twos, and we always have the extra point of interest in hitting a (10) for a broadway Straight. In a shortstacked scenario with a fair pot having been built already, I think this is the type of hand we can take a shot with.

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