Omaha Hi Lo Poker (8s or better) - The Widow

The composition of the widow is determined by the probability distribution of five cards taken from the 52 card deck. After the full widow has been exposed you can depend on the following:

50% of the time it will contain at least one pair. This makes trips in the final hand a distinct possibility

80% of the time it will contain three or more cards to a straight.

40% of the time it will contain three or more cards to a flush.

Because in Omaha the likelihood of getting a winning hand is much greater than that of Holdem, it is essential to strive for the best hand made possible by the widow cards, because if you don’t, someone else will. The remembering and application of the following guidelines should go someway to helping you achieve this.

4. Whenever there is a pair in the widow, one or more full houses is likely to be present, particularly if the pair shows on the flop. Indeed the possibilities of two or more full houses is great enough that lower full houses are in danger of being second best.

5. A three-card straight means that the right two-card holding will complete the straight. In seven man Omaha, 42 different couples are created by the deal. With 42 different card combinations among the holdings, completing any straight that the widow makes possible is likely, particularly if it looked promising on the flop.

6. 3. A three-card flush in the widow makes a flush likely.