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Originally Posted by rucereus
ive never played this game before and it looks like fun.
It is fun.
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im playing some free money tables to try and learn it.
Seems like a reasonable approach.
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what advice/tips do you guys have as far as brm, strategy, and selection for this game,
Nobody could adequately answer that series of questions without writing a book, or probably several books.
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and when do you think i should take a crack at it in a live setting? thanks
That one's easy. You find your own kind anywhere you go.
Tell some people you know you'd like to try playing poker. Ask around to find others who are interested in playing poker. If possible, get together with a group of friends and/or acquaintances to play some poker in a private game. Possibly try to get a poker game going with family members.
Once you get in a poker group, introduce Omaha-8 to the group. If you have smart friends, they'll like Omaha-8 too.
I only vaguely remember the first poker game in which I played. It was back when I was still in high school and I was the youngest participant in the game. We played for pennies and nickels, then nickels and dimes, then dimes and quarters, and finally quarters and dollars. I've been close friends with all those guys all the rest of my life. Alas, several of them are dead now, but I'm driving down to Carlsbad to visit one of them next week.
In college, I met other card players. In the U.S. Navy I met other card players. Wherever I have gone there have always been other card players.
Over twenty years ago, another professor at the college where I was teaching asked me how thanksgiving went for me. I told him fine, but I missed playing poker with the guys thanksgiving evening. (Back in high school, thanksgiving evening was kind of a dead night and we'd meet in Hatch's garage for some pool and poker). I told my colleague that I missed that camaraderie. And he knew of a group that played poker regularly.
To make a long story short, I started playing weekly with that group and we're still going strong. (We're playing tonight).
So first locate a group of others who are interested in playing some poker, or better yet, locate a group of people who are already playing poker. If you're not a jerk, they'll want to include you. (That's just the way it is).
If you're one of the best poker players in your private group, then consider trying your luck against the regulars in a local casino.
Or if you can't find a private game, then either try on-line or the local casino. If you go to the local casino, chances are at least some of the other people seated at the table will be friendly to you. If not, try other tables or casinos until you feel comfortable with the other players in the game.
You'll probably have better luck playing Texas hold 'em than Omaha-8 to start.
Buzz
Note to akaAlso: I could move this thread to the newb's thread, and maybe another moderator will do that. (And if so, fine). But at least for now, I'll leave it where it is. Anyone else who reads it may feel more like responding if it's in a separate thread.
The newb's thread, in my opinion, is more for specific questions about how Omaha-8 is played, assuming one has already found his/her way into a game.
Buzz
edit: Oops, the thread already got merged into the newb's thread. It got merged while I was formulating my reply. Oh well. I guess it belongs in the newb's thread after all.