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Originally Posted by keanosdog
HI guys, i'd like to learn a new game and a mate suggested omaha hi/lo.
i'm a recreational micro player, omaha is my main game.
all i'm looking for is some basic strategy, starting hands etc.
any reccomended links would be very much appreciated.
Omaha hi/lo, also called Omaha-8, is a great game!
The only similarity I find between Omaha-high and Omaha-8 is that in both games you have to use exactly three cards from the five card board plus exactly two cards from your own four card hand.
Other than that, Omaha-8 is very different from Omaha-high.
I advise you to stick to full table (nine or ten players) games while you're learning. If you later switch to six max, your starting hand requirements should be looser than in full table. In general, as you have fewer and fewer opponents, you need to play more and more starting hands.
In general, for full table play, you probably should want to avoid starting hands with middle cards (especially sevens, eights, and nines). And since aces are the best low cards and also the best high cards, at least until you get familiar with the game and your opponents, you'll generally want to have one or two aces in all of your starting hands. Later you'll probably want to add some aceless starting hands to the mix. But when you're starting, it's better if you have the discipline to fold starting hands without aces.
From there, you have to do some digging on your own to find what fits you.
Have you read a book about Omaha-8? Have you read all the posts in this (newb's) thread?
Here and there in the newb's thread are some basic strategy suggestions, including starting hand suggestions for a newb while he/she is becoming familiar with this game. Much of the advice in this newb's thread will tend to be very conservative, hopefully designed to protect newbs from disaster while they're learning the game.
Good luck!
Buzz