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Playing Low
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The Weak Lead
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Satellite Savviness
Team Full Tilt
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The Pain Barrier - Manipulating Your Opponent
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Finding the Low Cards in Omaha Hi/Lo
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Looking at the Long-Term
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Playing Small and Medium Pairs in Seven-Card Stud
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Dec 29, 2006
Playing Aces in PLO
Andrew Black
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Playing in Australia
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Dec 15, 2006
Playing Mixed Games
Jennifer Harman
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Pot-Size Manipulation
Gavin Smith
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Betting out of Position
Gus Hansen
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How a Pro Thinks Through a Hand
Team Full Tilt
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Cash Equity at the Final Table
Rafe Furst
Nov 6, 2006
Getting Beyond Your Cards
Perry Friedman
Oct 30, 2006
The Mindset of a Winner
Kristy Gazes
Oct 23, 2006
Balancing Poker and Life
Clonie Gowen
Oct 16, 2006
Play More Pots
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Oct 9, 2006
Heads-Up vs Multi-Way Hands in Omaha Hi/Lo
Andy Bloch
Oct 3, 2006
Playing Big Slick in Deep Stack Tournaments
Paul Wolfe
Sept 25, 2006
Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone
Ben Roberts
Sept 18, 2006
Playing Cap Games
Howard Lederer
Sept 11, 2006
From No-Limit to Limit
Richard Brodie
Sept 4, 2006
Check-Raising on Draws
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August 28, 2006
Betting the River with Marginal Hands
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August 21, 2006
Learning from Allen Cunningham
Jay Greenspan
August 14, 2006
Acknowledging Mistakes
Team Full Tilt
August 7, 2006
Playing the Main Event
Gus Hansen
July 31, 2006
Managing the Short Stack
Mark Vos
July 24, 2006
Playing Pot-Limit Tournaments
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July 17, 2006
Red for a Day
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July 10, 2006
A Big Stack Mistake at the 2006 WSOP
Phil Gordon
July 3, 2006
Winning Poker - It's About More Than Money
Ben Roberts
June 26, 2006
Seventh Street Decisions in Seven-Stud
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June 19, 2006
Big Blind Play in Limit Hold 'em
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June 12, 2006
Firing the Second Bullet
Greg "FBT" Mueller
June 5, 2006
Fourth Street Decisions in Seven Stud
Keith Sexton
May 29, 2006
Finding Your Inner Maniac
Greg "FBT" Mueller
May 22, 2006
Beware the Min Raise
Phil Gordon
May 15, 2006
Playing Bottom Two Pair
Rafe Furst
May 8, 2006
The Other Danger in Slow Playing
Howard Lederer
May 1, 2006
Why I Prefer Cash Games to Tournaments
Huckleberry Seed
April 24, 2006
Early Tournament Play
David Grey
April 17, 2006
Bad Position, Decent Cards
Howard Lederer
April 3, 2006
Inducing a Bluff
Layne Flack
March 27, 2006
Back to Basics
David Grey
March 20, 2006
Representing a Bluff
Huckleberry Seed
March 13, 2006
Viewer Beware
Howard Lederer
March 6, 2006
When Passive Plays
Chris Ferguson
February 27, 2006
Book Smarts vs. Table Smarts
Erik Seidel
February 20, 2006
Playing with John D'Agostino
Jay Greenspan
February 13, 2006
On Cavemen and Poker Players
Ben Roberts
February 6, 2006
Small-Pot Poker
Gavin Smith
January 30, 2006
Tips From Tunica
Andy Bloch
January 23, 2006
How Big a Bankroll?
Team Full Tilt
January 16, 2006
Thoughts on Omaha-8
Jennifer Harman
January 09, 2006
In Defense of the Call
Gavin Smith
January 02, 2006
Stepping Up, Stepping Down
Kristy Gazes
December 26, 2005
Playing a Big Draw in Limit Hold 'em
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
December 19, 2005
Know Your (Table) Limits
Paul Wolfe
December 12, 2005
Getting Started in Stud-8
Jennifer Harman
December 05, 2005
What's Your Starting Hand Really Worth?
Steve Brecher
November 28, 2005
Big Slick: A Slippery Hand
Rafe Furst
November 21, 2005
Bad Cards or Bad Plays?
Team Full Tilt
November 14, 2005
Strategies for Short-Handed Limit Hold 'em
John D'Agostino
November 7, 2005
Taking on a Short-Handed No-Limit Game
John D'Agostino
October 31, 2005
What I learned at the WSOP
Jay Greenspan
October 24, 2005
Back to the Drawing Board
Perry Friedman
October 17, 2005
It's Not Easy Being Green. Or Is It?
Team Full Tilt
October 10, 2005
Texture Isn't Just For Fabric
Phil Gordon
October 3, 2005
Know Your Opponent; Own Your Opponent
Paul Wolfe
September 26, 2005
How Bad are the Beats?
Steve Brecher
September 19, 2005
Third Street in Seven Stud
Perry Friedman
September 12, 2005
Flopping a Monster
Richard Brodie
September 6, 2005
Our Favorite Poker Books
Team Full Tilt
August 30, 2005
Holding On To Your Winnings
Aaron "GambleAB" Bartley
August 22, 2005
No-limit by the Numbers
Andy Bloch
August 15, 2005
Chip Sandwich
Phil Gordon
August 8, 2005
Sizing Up Your Opening Bet
Chris Ferguson
August 1, 2005
So You Wanna Go Pro
Rafe Furst
July 25, 2005
Dealer, Leave the Bets in Front of the Players.
Greg Mascio
July 18, 2005
Not Playing By The Book
Phil Gordon
July 11, 2005
Playing Two or More Tables at Once
Erick Lindgren
July 4, 2005
How To Win At Tournament Poker, Part 2
Chris Ferguson
June 27, 2005
How To Win At Tournament Poker, Part 1
Chris Ferguson
June 20, 2005
Specialize At Your Peril
Howard Lederer
June 13, 2005
Common Mistakes
Phil Gordon
June 6, 2005
Don't Play a Big Pot Unless You Have a Big Hand
John Juanda
May 30, 2005
Ask And Ye Shall Receive Part II
Erick Lindgren
May 23, 2005
Ask And Ye Shall Receive Part 1
Erick Lindgren
May 16, 2005
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Jennifer Harman
May 9, 2005
Keep Your Toolbox Well Stocked
Chris Ferguson
May 2, 2005
Why I Leave My Sunglasses And iPod At Home
Howard Lederer
April 25, 2005
The Script
Phil Gordon
April 4, 2005
Just A Few Things When Playing Razz
Jennifer Harman
March 28, 2005
A Way To Approximate The Odds
Clonie Gowen
March 21, 2005
Sit N Goes Made Easy
Howard Lederer
March 14, 2005
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Clonie Gowen
April 11, 2005
Most Pot Limit Omaha players know that Omaha is a game of "the nuts." In a multi-way pot, the winning hand is, more often than not, the best possible hand out there. When you start with four cards, you have six different possible two-card hands. This increases the chances that someone is holding the nuts. What many beginning Pot Limit Omaha players do not understand is that Omaha is really a game of redraws.
A redraw means that after the flop, you not only have some kind of made hand, you also have draws to a better hand. Having redraws in Pot Limit Omaha is so important that it is sometimes mathematically correct to fold the nuts on the flop. For example: suppose you raise in the late position with Ac Kh Tc 9h -- a very good starting Omaha hand. Two players call and you see the flop three-handed. The flop comes 6d 7s 8s. You've flopped the nut straight, which is the best hand possible at the moment. The problem is that you have absolutely no chance to improve your hand. This is as good as it gets. This may be okay if both of your opponents check to you. But, if one opponent makes a pot-sized bet and the next one makes a pot-sized raise, then what do you do? How can you fold the nuts?
If one of your opponents has flopped a set, and the other player -- or possibly even the same player -- has a flush draw, you are almost a 2-1 dog to win the pot. If one of those opponents has the same straight as you with a flush draw as well, or a wrap to a higher straight (such as 9,T,J), your hand is even worse because you can only win half the pot even if you don't lose to a flush or full house. You have to ask yourself what your opponents would possibly be betting and raising with on this flop. If there is a chance that all of the redraws are out against you, then you should always fold. If both of your opponents check and either one is tricky enough to be capable of a check raise, then you should still check this flop. If a blank comes on the turn - the 3c for instance -- your hand will be much stronger. Keep in mind, though, that if all of those draws are still out against you, even now you're not much better than 50% to win this pot.
Having multiple redraws to the nuts is much better in Omaha than having the best hand at the moment. Lay this hand down and save your chips for use in a better spot.
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