With such a high variety of different Omaha Hi/Lo hands it can be extremely difficult to figure out which hands to play and which ones to let go. There are a lot more hands that should be let go then hands that should be held.

Regardless of whether you are playing Omaha Hi/Lo or Texas Holdem, if you are truly playing your cards right then you should only be in for the flop about 20% of the time. A lot of players make the error of trying to play nearly every hand, thinking that they are going to hit the right cards on the flop. These players usually spend most of their time losing.

Many hands you will get will be obviously bad hands, these are the easy ones to let go. Most people have the sense to put down a hand that gives them a very slim chance at winning. Those who dont fold these hands will find out fast that they are using a bad strategy. Either that or they will wonder why they keep losing.

For those who do not think this way and do want to play the best poker they possibly can; there are some hands that could definitely save you some money if you knew that they should be folded. One type of hand that is often misleading in Omaha Hi/Lo is a hand like 4567.

A lot of players think this is a good hand because there are a lot of possibilities to catch a straight. The fact of the matter is that this is not true. There is not a very good chance of catching a straight and most of the time you will have very little chance of having a low hand.

Big Pair Lookout

Another type of hand that a lot of people automatically like are the big pair hand regardless of what they come with. A hand like KK28 off suit is not a winning hand. You are going to almost always lose with this hand unless you hit a king and get another pair along with it and manage to boat up.

Even with AA, you have to have cards to go along with the AA. Double suited hands with a high pair are a decent place to start, especially if the other cards along with the pairs are low. It is a big misconception to think that just because you have a high pocket pair in Omaha that you are good to go.

Generally you want cards that work together. Cards that are suited and work together to make good hands are going to give you a lot higher chance to win. These are the hands that will take you where you want to go. You must give yourself time to win the low hand and the high hand. At the same time, you do not want to concentrate too hard on only the low hand. That is just going to get you in trouble.

Once you have mastered which hands need to be folded and which ones can be played you will find yourself winning a lot more. You will also want to improve your ability to read the other players and make good choices to give yourself better odds of winning. All of these things will come together and you will find that winning at Omaha Hi/Lo isnt as difficult as you thought it would be.

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