Dont Fall in Love With Aces
Everyone loves to look down and see a pair of aces in their hands. It’s easy to feel invincible when you have aces, betting and raising it up, ready to rock and roll.
We’re not saying that you shouldn’t raise with aces in Omaha, as you should, just that you need to keep in mind how dramatically the flop can change Omaha hands, making very strong pre-flop hands suddenly weak, and vice versa.
Starting hands with a pair of aces are great, but don’t get too attached to them if you have multiple opponents and a flop like 9 10 J, and your opponents go crazy raising and re-raising. It’s tempting to fall in love with them and to continue in the hand, even if it’s a dangerous flop that seems to have helped your opponents.
A simple way of dealing with the situation is convince yourself that Omaha hands really begin on the flop, and to act accordingly. That way you won’t be disappointed or tempted to continue on with your big pairs that looked so strong pre-flop, especially if the flop doesn’t help you at all and your opponents wake up and start raising.
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When I have AA I usually go All In, just so people who wants to play should give their hand an extra thought. I usually win with it, but it has for sure happend that a Q 10 wins with a straight on the river! (and who doesn’t hate that!)
Snuss,
A pair of aces in a Omaha hand makes it strong, but it really needs two cards to work with it. For example, A-A-9-4 with no suits is a weak aces hand. I might raise an unraised pot with it, but definitely not go all-in.