If we come from a Hold'em background, we will need to up our standards for what constitues a strong hand. It will hardly ever improve since the cards it needs are no longer in the deck. The worst hand in Omaha is considered to be 2 2 2 2. Since we can only use two of our hole-cards, having the J means we block some of our spade-flush outs. We would also rather have A A 10 Jthan A A 10 J. It should be easy to see why the 3 in the hand A A 10 3is not really that useful.
Non co-ordinated cards are sometimes referred to as “danglers”. The best starting hands in Omaha are comprised of hole-cards that work well together as a 4 such as A A 10 J. Play 4 cards which work well together.This is easily the most common mistake players transitioning from NLHE make. We need to use exactly two of our hole-cards and three cards from the board to make a 5-card hand.So even though it takes a little longer to figure out the basic rules, it can potentially be more lucrative than playing No-Limit Hold'em. The good news is that the average competition at Omaha games is a lot weaker than in Hold'em games. Establishing exactly how strong our holdings are when we have a made hand and several draws is a skill in itselfSimilar to No-Limit Hold'em, Omaha is also a game of skill that can be beaten in the long term with enough work.
