Sit and Go payouts: what a 50/30/20 split means for your play
In a 50/30/20 Sit and Go, chips are not prize share. With stacks of 5,000, 3,000 and 2,000 the chip leader's equity is 38.4% of the prize pool, not 50%.
Blockers in Omaha: what holding the nut card tells you
On a three-heart flop 20.9% of opponent hands hold a flush. Each heart in your four cards removes some, and the ace of hearts removes every nut flush.
Rundowns: why connected four-card hands play well in PLO
A rundown such as 9-8-7-6 makes a straight by the river 27.5% of the time, against 11.4% for K-9-5-2, and it is only 1.04% of starting hands.
Counterfeiting in Omaha Hi-Lo: when the board kills your low
A board card that matches your low card counterfeits it. Holding two low cards you miss a low the board shows 40.9% of the time; holding three, 15.1%.
Five-Card Omaha: what a fifth hole card changes
A fifth hole card gives you 10 two-card pairs instead of 6 and 100 possible hands at showdown instead of 60, but you still play exactly two. Counted exactly.
Danglers: why a disconnected fourth card weakens a hand
A dangler is a fourth Omaha card that cannot join a straight with the other three. Count how often J-T-9-3 makes a straight by the river against J-T-9-8.
Quartering in Omaha Hi-Lo: how half a pot can lose chips
Quartering in Omaha Hi-Lo means getting a quarter of the pot. With 2 or 3 players putting in equal amounts, that is less than you put in, so you lose chips.
Paired boards in Omaha: when the nut flush loses to a full house
Once the board pairs, even the ace-high flush can lose. Count exactly how many opponent hands make a full house and how often a board pairs by the river.
Double-suited hands: what two suits add before the flop
Count the five ways a four-card Omaha hand can be suited, then see why double-suited hands make a flush by the river twice as often as single-suited ones.
Why pocket aces are weaker in Omaha than in Hold'em
Aces win about 85% against a random Hold'em hand but only about 65-70% in Omaha. Count why: four-card hands pair, draw and connect far more often.
Why the second-best flush is a trap in Omaha
A king-high flush looks strong, but Omaha opponents hold four cards each. Count how often one of them has the ace-high flush, from 1 to 8 opponents.
Wraps: how an Omaha straight draw can have 20 outs
A wrap uses two hole cards to connect with the flop in several ways. Count the 20 outs in T-9-6-5 on 8-7-2, and see what the draw is really worth.
How a low hand is made in Omaha Hi-Lo, and what 8 or better means
A low in Omaha Hi-Lo is five different cards of 8 or lower, exactly two from your hand and three from the board. Ace is low, and A-2-3-4-5 is the best.
How to work out a pot-sized bet in Pot-Limit Omaha
A pot-sized raise in PLO is your call plus the pot after that call. Worked example: a bet of 100 into 100 can be raised to 400.
Exactly two from your hand: the Omaha rule that fools new players
In Omaha every hand is exactly two hole cards plus three from the board. Five worked examples of hands that look made and are not, and how to read a board.