Omaha Hi Lo Poker (8s or better) - Full house

If you hold high cards or a pair, the most secure flop is one that gives you the highest possible full house. For example, suppose you hold King of hearts, King of spades, 8 of hearts and 7 of clubs. While straights or a heart flushes are possible outs with your holding, you should be praying for a K,7,7, on the flop.

But what about situations where the flop merely gives you a credible draw for a full house? The following are two situations where you may be well advised to fold.

3. You hold trips on the flop but have no outs.

Suppose you hold K,K,8,7, and the flop shows K,Q,J. Although this flop gives you high trips, it also gives other players the high possibility of having a straight. Your high trips will become a winner only if one if the next two widow cards pairs one of the existing flop cards, or if the last two flop cards are a running pair.

4. You hold King of spades, 10 of spades, 9 of clubs, 7 of clubs, and the flop reveals King of diamonds, 10 of Diamonds an 9 of hearts.

Having the three pairs looks promising, but both a straight and a draw for a flush are realistic holdings for your opponents. Two turn your measly two pair into a full house requires you to hit one of only six cards that will pair the board, or to get a pair of 7s. there is less than a 25% probability of doing so in two draws, and the implied pot odds are often not that good, especially when you may need two draws to get there.