I would like some advice on the effects of the board pairing.

I often hear players shout "pair the board", but I don't understand why this can be so important in the odds of either winning or losing a hand.

Can anyone explain this to me in simple terms?

if someone has a set against a flush draw, the paired board will give them a full house and will make them immune to the flush

Thank you... seems so obvious now!

Thanks for browsing the "Beginners Questions" forum and helping us novices.

It can also help you out when you're out kicked but there are overcards on the board.

for eg: I have A2 and opponent has A8. If the board is AQ9, the board pairing will counterfeit your opponents kicker (in this instance, the eight) and result in a split pot.

Yes, awesome... thanks.

there has to be a joke in here somewhere.

That's why we're here!

Couple of interesting spots in Omaha with paired boards.

Hero has AAxx against villain's T987

Flop comes T92.
Villain is ahead with 2-pair.

Turn is a 3.
River pairs the 2 (Board is T9232)

Hero's 2-pair (AA22x) now beats Villain's 2-pair (TT99x).

In Hold'em, when the river puts a second pair on board (say T4TJ4) it makes it more likely that someone can make a full house (any T or 4 in their hand).

In Omaha, the river double-pairing the board makes it less likely someone has a boat.
On that T4TJ4 board, anyone who can make a boat (T4xx, 44xx, JJxx) could already make it by the turn (although 44xx is now promoted to quads).
But if the river was, say, a 7, so the board is T4TJ7, anyone with T7xx, 77xx just filled up.

More proof that Omaha isn't Hold'em.