If you are going to learn Omaha High Low, chances are you will end up playing in an Omaha 8 tournament eventually.
There are some key differences to playing in an Omaha 8 cash game and tournament. In a tournament, you can not reach for your wallet and buy more chips – once you are out, you’re out. Here are a few tips on how to play a Omaha High Low tournament.
1) In most tournaments you will start with a significant amount of chips in relation to the blinds. A good strategy to employ early in tournaments is to see as many flops as possible… Your goal is to accumulate as many chips as you can while the cost of seeing a flop is low. Later in a tournament, you’ll have to tighten up but early is the time to speculate with hands like 2-3-5-6 double suited in a raised pot. You’ll likely lose some bets seeing this many flops, but that’s okay as your goal is to win big ones that will more than make up for the ones you’ve lost.
2) later in a tournament, the exact opposite is true. Instead of seeing a lot of flops, you should now tighten up considerably and see far fewer flops. It is not unusual for a player in the later stages of an Omaha tournament to have less than 20 big blinds. Two to three hands can eliminate you from the tournament. At this stage, it’s best to play premium hands and only speculate when you can see a flop cheap and in position.
3) As you approach the money, it is a good idea to know where you stand in relation to the rest of the tournament field. Look at your stack size and see how it compares to the players left in the tournament. If you are one of the shorter stacks but can probably get into the money without playing, then you should avoid playing unless you have one of the best possible hands like A-A-2-3.
4) Later in a tournament when stack sizes are small in relation to the blinds, the best type of play is aggressive play. While earlier in a tournament, a raise has little to no effect, the opposite is true later in a tournament. At this point, people will often fold to a raise because of the impact it will have on their stack size.
5) Another factor you will have to account for in the later stages of a tournament is playing at tables that are five to seven handed. Being able to adjust to short-handed play can make a significant difference between winning and losing an Omaha 8 tournament. You should widen the range of hands you play in these situations. A hand like A-3-x-x that would be folded at a full table can become a monster hand in a five-handed game.
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