Those going from Hold’em to Omaha often find it difficult to lay decent hands down postflop. After all, the extra options you have when going from 2 to 4 hole cards is ridiculous. Of course, this is the same mentality that gets a lot of Omaha players into trouble because they get trapped postflop by playing second-rate hands. This being said, here are some Omaha hands/situations that aren’t as good as you might think.

Kh-Ts-9d-9s on a flop of Qh-9c-Ah

It would appear as if you’re already ahead with this hand since you’ve flopped a set; as backup, you also have an inside straight draw for the top straight. So you should jam the pot right here, correct?

First off, you’ve only flopped the bottom set, and there’s always a chance in Omaha that somebody has flopped middle or top set. Even worse is the fact that there’s a flush draw on the board, which will invite anybody who aggressively plays flush draws to call your raise. As far as the inside straight goes, you have less than a 10% chance of hitting this hand, so the straight draw doesn’t even factor into the equation.

Tc-9h-7c-8s on a flop of Kc-8c-Th

This looks like a good hand because you not only have a two pair, but also a straight and flush draw as well. With an already decent hand and so many options for improvement, you might be tempted to bet with these cards….but hold on.

You’ve got the bottom two pair in this instance, which rarely wins hands outside of heads-up games. In addition to this, your flush is only a king-high flush draw with 10 as the second card; this is a very dangerous hand to bet big with. One more thing worth mentioning is that your straight could easily be beaten by any player who is drawing with Q-J or J-9.

When everything is summed up, you need to proceed with caution when playing hands like these. And always remember that Omaha is a game where you draw for the nuts – not for second best hand.

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