When I first made my transition from playing no limit hold me to playing Omaha it was tough. Some try to simplify it by saying it is the same as hold me except you receive four cards instead of two. However, there are many different aspects and strategies that are different. I am going to inform you on everything I know on how to be successful at Omaha. I typically play Omaha High Pot Limit, seeing as it is the most popular. So here are my top 3 tips for playing effectively.

1) Focus - You must remain focused on every hand while playing Omaha poker, a lot of people get caught thinking they have the pot won when they really aren't paying attention to the board. For example, you have Js-2h -Ad and 7c. The flop comes 2d-2s and 10s.You have trips with the ace kicker and believe you will have the best hand. You bet big and are called by one other player. Turn is 9h and you bet big and are called. You still believe you can’t lose and are betting on adrenaline of your big hand. River is a Qs. You have paid no attention the board and bet big and are called and see the opponent caught the spade flush on the river. You also did not realize there was a straight draw on the board, and your lack of focus have caught you a significant if not all of your chips.