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Message: [QUOTE="TheStackman, post: 5497993, member: 419167"] [b]Avoid Starting Hands That Finish Badly[/b] [COLOR=#1D2129][FONT=Helvetica]Another good piece by a mentor Avoid starting hands that finish badly.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1D2129][FONT=Helvetica]1. I did a simulation with 1,000,000 random hands. The surprise; a pair is the lowest rated hand in Omaha. Do you know why are the 66, 77 and the 88 are such low rated pairs? When you think about it, the answer is simple; “they just go away”. When you consider a full table where 10 hands are dealt and each player gets four cards, then someone has cards that fit the flop. It could be a higher pair. So if a higher card falls and hits the [FONT=inherit]higher pair you lose. Additionally, the 6, 7 and 8 are right in the middle of the pack. When they hit both higher and lower hands have straight shots. Finally, by the nature of the card (8 and below) a part of low has hit the board. Low players will doggedly call all bets determined to make the low hand. Thus, if the remaining part of low gets there, you will be splitting. If you happen to hit trip 7's on the flop it must be bet and raised. You just hope for a lower board pair. Otherwise proceed with caution. 2. The bottom win percentage patterns are dominated by middle cards. Cards that start as a straight lose to a higher straight. Flushes end up 2nd best. Pairs get beat by higher pairs. Trips get beat by higher trips and higher full houses. These are the cards that leak your money to others at the table and as starting hands they should be avoided like the plague. 3. Having said all that, any two great starting cards are only about 2 1/2 times better than any two horrible starting cards. Remember that 4 horrible starting cards still have 4 possibilities of getting quads on the flop. That's what makes Omaha a players game. And that's why in the short term the worst player in the world can beat the best player in the world. Bad starting cards can have short-term streaks of good luck. 4. The men’s room has an indentation just above the urinal. It fits my forehead exactly. So, when you're banging your head on the wall keep in mind that the key words are "luck" and "short term". It won’t get that last pot back; however, it might help you maintain your sanity.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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