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No-limit Omaha advice. No-limit Omaha advice.

11-21-2014 , 01:11 AM
Apologies if I am not posting this in the right forum.

I have been playing in a weekly $50 MTT for the past few months. There is a $1/$2 No-limit Omaha-hi cash game that begins after the second break for players who bust out. The buy-in is $60 to $200, and we generally have 10 players at the table once the tournament is over, which dwindles down to 7 or 8 players by evenings end. I don't have much experience with NLO, so I have been trying to make adjustments as I see fit. (I am up $70 over four sessions.)

Player/game details: Everyone loves to see the flop; therefore, you are not going to thin the field pre-flop unless you bet $20 or better. Such a strategy can lead to trouble if the player(s) to your immediate left give you action, because others will believe it is pot worthy to call.

Straddles are affectionately known as pot builders. Half of the hands we played last night involved a $4 min bet "pot builder" by the player in the straddle position or the big blind. (Last night was atypical of the four sessions that I have played in. Usually there is only one or two min-straddles an orbit.)

There are a couple of weak players who seem to repeat their mistakes, but the rest are fairly adept at the game.

Post flop opening bets into a limped pot are normally $5/$6 or $10. Turn bets are ordinarily $10 to $20 in hands where there are no re-raises on the flop.

My strategy question is, should you be selective in what hands you play, or should you go with the flow and limp in every pot to see the flop? How important is position. Generally speaking, is it +ev to re-raise $30 once in a while in late position when a $6 bet from ep has been called by half a dozen players?

What about pre-flop raises, which usually creates $80 to $100+ pots before the flop? Should they be avoided, or do we want to bet $20 to $30 with strong hands knowing that we will have at least two callers on a $30 bet, and a minimum of three or four on a $20 bet?

(To emphasize, this crowd enjoys seeing the flop, so $30 pf-bets are frowned upon, and is not something that I have seen other players do.)

Any insights or advice regarding NLO play/strategy is appreciated.
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