Omaha trend

[Stl10202]

What the deuce is going on with Omaha? At this moment (8 PM CT) there are over 150 players on the PL25 Hi tables on the party network. This is freaking awesome as most of them are newbies who raise too much and overplay their overpairs. Thank you ESPN.

I was talking to a friend and he put it as "omaha is like holdem poker before Moneymaker." I couldn't agree more so get your money in while you are ahead of the learning curve.

[briachek]

i would just like to call it "money in my account"

[Felonius_Monk]

Omaha is a massive action game and, because you'll flop a lot of drawing hands, the worst players are more likely to be getting their money in with hands that have some chance of winning than in holdem, so their money lasts a lot longer and they can go on big winning runs. This makes it a pretty attractive game for live ones.

PLO was dying out, save for a few high roller games in vegas round the WSOP and a few games in London and around mainland europe, a few years back. The internet has given it a new lease of life and it seems to have a bit more popularity in casinos in the USA now too. I think you said there were even some low buyin live games round your way, STL - pretty cool, huh. Would've been unthinkable just 5 or 6 years back.

[briachek]

[Kuso]

[Drade]

[Stl10202]

[Felonius_Monk]

[Stl10202]

[Felonius_Monk]

[Drade]

I've only played the 5/10 limit O/8 at the Taj a few times, but it's abysmal. Much worse drop off in skill than playing 5/10 hold em on-line versus live. 5 or 6 times we had the kill on for multiple hands in a row. Unless things have changed drastically in the few months since I've been to AC, the live Omaha games are prime for the taking.