By: Paul Thomas On: 12/13/2005
Omaha is a derivation of Texas Hold’em and invites more betting action than you’d normally see in a hold’em game. This is because each player is dealt four pocket cards prior to the community cards coming out. More pocket cards make for more possible strong hands being made, so in turn more players are likely to stay in to try to catch the right card and win the pot. It’s starting to really catch on in the U.S., but has a great following in Europe. Like hold’em, it is widely available on line in single table format. Other than single table sit and go Omaha games, there aren’t many places to find a multi-table Omaha tournament online, but check pokerschedule.com for in person tournaments, as their number is growing daily.
It’s the same format as in Texas Hold’em. If you don’t know how to play that, don’t play Omaha, you’ll get eaten alive! But if you feel you must, we won’t stop you! The player acting as the dealer is identified by a white disk, which often says “Button”. To the left are two forced bets known as the small and big blinds. You’ve got to put them in prior to the deal to play the hand. The first position left of the button is the small blind and the player in the next seat to the left forks over the big blind. The small blind is usually half the value of the big one. The amount of the big blind is usually the same as the low limit bet. In a $1/$2 game this would be $1. The button moves one spot to the left after each hand, changing the order of play. In ring games the blinds and bet limits remain constant. In sit and go and tournament formats, they rise after either a predetermined amount of time o...
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