While I usually play Texas Hold ‘em I stumbled upon a few Omaha games in the past. Usually whenever I am not paying attention and enter a SnG by accident.
Well surprise surprise, I quite like it. As soon as you get used to the format it’s not too bad. You get 4 hole cards instead of the Texas 2, and only 2 of your hole cards count towards the final 5. But it’s like playing Texas but getting to choose your cards out of 4. To me this is extremely entertaining. Obviously you have to keep in mind that all the other players also get 4 cards to pick from.
I’ve done pretty well by playing it as I would have any hold ‘em game. If there are monsters in there I raise pre-flop etc. Keep your basic rules of position in mind and also remember Not All of the Omaha players play Texas, so some of them will actually stay in to the end with rags. And they do get lucky, like any river rat donk.
I’ve made about $40 in the last 24 hours playing a few low stakes Omaha games and it has increased my self esteem a bit.
On the Texas front I am still battling. Not going quite as bad as during the previous two weeks, but it’s a one step forward one step back situation. I win a nice fat SnG and then loose 2, so don’t end up with that much profit.
I think it’s time to go back to the books. Obviously there’s something inherently missing in my game. I don’t want to get into the psychology of loosing and tilting again. That sucks and when you’re there it takes so much to get out. So what I have to do is keep playing the basics, and put some time aside to study some more.
That’s the main problem though. Time. Get me some more of that sucker and I would be a pro in no time. Anyways. Time to play. Will update again. Still busy moving all my shit from blog spot to here.
Tags: bankroll, omaha, poker, texas hold'em
April 12, 2008 at 12:38 am
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