COUNTERFEIT

NO, I am not going to tell you how to counterfeit money,but only how to make money. In Omaha Hi/Lo8 we hear how I got counterfeited and I lost the hand. When I started playing Omaha Hi/Lo8 it was some time before I UNDERSTOOD WHAT COUNTERFEITED CARDS WERE. An easy example is this scenario: You have an ace, two, 9 and a ten in your hand. The flop comes 2,3,king, then you do not have a chance of making a low because your 2 pairs the 2 on the board. Anytime one of the low cards in your hand matches one on the board, that is known as a counterfeited card. The part that is hard to understand by many players is that the 2 can be used by all other players in the hand. You have a pair of 2's that can be used in the high hand but not in the low. It is always nice to have three low cards so as to have what I call a backup card in case I get counterfeited on one of my cards. A word of caution although you can not make a low if the 4 comes on the turn and the 5 on the river, you now can make a wheel (straight). The 2 can be used for the high hand and this situation does happen frequently. Also if a jack came on the turn and the queen on the river you would have an ace high straight. The next important thing to remember to play hands that are double suited. More hands are won by flushes then straights. Any time you make a straight or a flush and there is a pair on the board be careful because this creates a great opportunity for a full house. That majority of Omaha hands are made on the river. If you flop a good hand your best bet is to bet it strong and run your opponents out before they out draw you at the river. You have to remember every time a card is turned up it usually improves someone's hand due the large number of combinations that can be made in Omaha. Slow playing Omaha will get you killed. See you at the poker cemetery.

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Omaha Hi/Lo Questions

Many players are asking why are there more low hands than high hands in a omaha game. The question is fairly easy to answer but with a lot of reservation without any definite answer. Ok let's look at the low hand which uses a total of 32 cards. This in it self makes it obvious why there are more low hands. I know you are going to say there are 52 cards that can be used make a high hand. In a low hand you are able to use any combinations of 32 cards and to make a high hand you have to make specific combination of cards such as pairs,sets,straight, flushes, full houses and most of you know the rest of hands needed to win. Low hands can be put together like a Shotgun pattern where high hands are more like rifle shots. So if you are a poor shooter then you have more of chance of hitting your target with a shotgun shot. What I have just said is why you will see a lot more in-experienced players in omaha games because they feel they have a better chance of winning against good players. Omaha is a very exciting game, which is another reason that you are seeing more and more omaha players on the internet games. Omaha is a very demanding game that requires your full attention at all times and you have to stay focused on the many combinations (40) of hands you can make. Starting hands are very important and there is a link under interesting places to visit,which will give an line up that you can use for a guide. I do not consider myself a top omaha player. I just take advantage of those that do not understand the game. You want to have fun play OMAHA.

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IN THE MONEY

On day five of the Oasis Open Poker tournament in Mesquite NV we finally made into the money. After over eight hours of play we capture 7th place that made us very proud of the way we played. This event is held twice a years and every year this event has set new records for the number of player. This tournament has a nice mix of different type of poker games that help intice all different types of players. The Oasis Open is known for treating its player with extras that other casino poker rooms do not. These were the comment I heard from player for six days about how well the poker room was treating them. Jan fisher from Card Player Cruises was the official host and she does an excellent job of promoting and directing poker tournament. We had planned an live interview with her but unfotunately our audio server was down so we all really missed out and I am very sorry this happen but it was out of my control. Hopeful in the new future we will hear from Jan and pass on to you some of her poker knowledge to you. Mesquite is only 75 miles north of Las Vegas and many player come here to our quiet town to get away from the rat race of the big city and relax and enjoy the quiet and peaceful small town serenity. Locally we have four tournament a week they are helded on Sunday (3PM),Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (6PM) PST. As always if you have interesting Poker news or information please pass it on to us and we will do our I best to post it to our web site.

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BOOKS

There are a lot of books on poker out there right now. All of these books talk about patience. You can see that if someone were to play every single hand in a Texas Hold 'en game, they would get massacred. So, in poker, the number one rule for amateurs is "Patience is a virtue." Learn what the strong hands are, and learn to throw away the really tempting sort of junky type of hands, like 7-9 of clubs. Tempting as the 7-9 of clubs may be, it's like a potato chip; once you eat one chip, you can't stop eating, and once you start playing "junk" hands in poker, you can't stop playing them. I personally have read very few books. Patience sounds like a big word but my opinion it is low in content. The big word is PRACTICE and this one is where most of us are short on. This is the virtue that I like to possess at lot of. I believe in practice makes prefect. All Sport player practice practice and more practice to excel in their field. Poker players have to do the same just reading books is not going to get you to the level that will see yourself at final tables in tournaments. Over the many years (to many to mention) I have learned more from other players then any book that ever been written. When playing poker you always have to be in the game even when you have folded and this is where patience plays an important part of your game. What I have just said is important not getting up from table when you are not in hand is going to make you a loser in the long run (what about those pockets ace's that you have been patiently waiting for when your hand was auto muck. Of all the poker theory I have heard about all these years just what it is theory (Hypothesis,guess). Nothing will beat hands on experience and you will get plenty chances of GUESSING. Patience in the long run will normally prevail if you have had enough practice!

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