PLAYING TIPS for DOUBLE DISCARD DOUBLE HOT OMAHA POKER
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HOW TO PLAY DOUBLE DISCARD DOUBLE HOT OMAHA
Deal 6 cards face down to each player (maximum of 8 players for this game). There will be 2 separate sets of community board cards. After an initial round of betting each player must discard 1 card face down in the middle of the table. These discarded cards are shuffled or mixed together and they are used to create 2 separate flops Once the flops have been revealed and the second betting round completed, each player discards another single card face down. These discarded cards are shuffled or mixed together and they are used for the turns and rivers. As a version of Omaha, players make their hand by using exactly 2 hole cards and exactly 3 cards from one of the two sets of community board cards. May be played high, high-low split or high-low eight or better. |
SUMMARY of ACTION
Deal 6 hole cards to each player. Bet Each player selects 1 card from their hand and discards it face down. Gather and mix/shuffle all discarded cards. These cards will be used to deal 2 separate flops. Deal Flop #1: 3 cards from discards to create 1st flop. Deal Flop #2: 3 cards from discards to create 2nd flop. Bet Each player selects 1 card from their hand and discards it face down. Gather and mix/shuffle all discarded cards. These cards will be used to deal 2 turn cards, then 2 river cards. Deal Turn #1: 1 card from discards to 1st flop. Deal Turn #2: 1 card from discards to 2nd flop. Bet Deal River #1: 1 card from discards to 1st flop & turn. Deal River #2: 1 card from discards to 2nd flop & turn. Bet High only: Showdown High-low split: Declare Bet Showdown |
PLAYING TIPS for DOUBLE DISCARD DOUBLE HOT OMAHA POKER
In "standard" Omaha games the flop, turn and river consist of random cards that come from the unseen deck. There is an equal chance that any card may appear. In contrast, the flop, turn and river cards in Double Discard Double Hot Omaha poker are not random. The community board consists of cards that have been seen and selected by the players. We term those board cards "hot" meaning they are more likely to contain some cards and less likely to contain others depending upon how valuable they seem to players. Predicting what those cards might be is one of the most important objectives in playing Double Discard Double Hot Omaha poker. What cards will opponents most likely keep? What cards might they most likely contribute to the board cards? This assessment is very important as it influences your own discard decisions and there are different criteria to take into account for the turn and river compared to the flop.
Cards that players will most likely keep are any ace, very low cards (if playing high-low split), very high cards, most pairs, high ranked suited and unsuited connected cards. The cards they are most likely to initially discard are middle ranked cards or cards that is not well coordinated with their other cards.
Finally, as in all poker games, you must develop as sense of how strong a hand you need to win and continue beyond the flop only with made hands or draws to hands that meet your minimal hand ranking value. When players are more likely to discard similar ranked cards expect to see the board pair fairly often. On a paired board full houses and quads (which is what you should usually be playing for) are common. When the board does not pair be very cautious playing any hand less than the best possible flush or straight. Likewise, in high-low split playing anything other than the nut low poses a serious risk.
In "standard" Omaha games the flop, turn and river consist of random cards that come from the unseen deck. There is an equal chance that any card may appear. In contrast, the flop, turn and river cards in Double Discard Double Hot Omaha poker are not random. The community board consists of cards that have been seen and selected by the players. We term those board cards "hot" meaning they are more likely to contain some cards and less likely to contain others depending upon how valuable they seem to players. Predicting what those cards might be is one of the most important objectives in playing Double Discard Double Hot Omaha poker. What cards will opponents most likely keep? What cards might they most likely contribute to the board cards? This assessment is very important as it influences your own discard decisions and there are different criteria to take into account for the turn and river compared to the flop.
Cards that players will most likely keep are any ace, very low cards (if playing high-low split), very high cards, most pairs, high ranked suited and unsuited connected cards. The cards they are most likely to initially discard are middle ranked cards or cards that is not well coordinated with their other cards.
Finally, as in all poker games, you must develop as sense of how strong a hand you need to win and continue beyond the flop only with made hands or draws to hands that meet your minimal hand ranking value. When players are more likely to discard similar ranked cards expect to see the board pair fairly often. On a paired board full houses and quads (which is what you should usually be playing for) are common. When the board does not pair be very cautious playing any hand less than the best possible flush or straight. Likewise, in high-low split playing anything other than the nut low poses a serious risk.