Omaha Hi Lo Poker (8s or better) - Play on the turn

After the fourth widow card has been revealed, analytically speaking, Omaha is simple. It still, however, requires discipline and the ability to be brutally honest about the nature of your hand, the techniques of which have all been previously discussed.

The biggest difference in betting on Pot limit and in limit Omaha occurs on the turn. In limit Omaha, it is rare that a player can bet enough at this stage to make his opponents back down. Thus the turn bet is not likely to be raised. And when it isn’t, you can usually afford to draw for a lock hand.

By contrast, in pot limit Omaha the biggest bets are likely to be made on the turn by the apparently leading hand, either as a bluff, or to discourage drawing hands by worsening the pot odds.

It is thus likely to be expensive to pursue a draw for even the lock full house or a flush, and many good players who have stayed after the flop on drawing prospects now give up their hands rather than meet a maximum bet on the turn. When facing such abet, it is essential to try to decipher the motive behind it. Here experience and skill play a large role.