The popularity of Omaha has spread across the nation and the world. In Omaha, you are dealt four cards and then a total of five cards are dealt face up in the middle of the table which become community cards. Everyone must use three of those cards and two from their hand to make the best five possible cards. This total of nine playable cards makes for lots of action and lots of betting and calling "on the come." The pots are often huge. It takes a bit of getting acquainted with the game because of the rule of using two cards from your hand and three from the board. It is obvious immediately that you need big hands to win in Omaha. With the game now played high and low with the eight qualifier, "building" a hand that wins both ways is by far the most profitable. Because of the split pot, the ace, which can be used both high and low, becomes an incredibly important card.
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"I am very impressed with the content of Andy's books as well as his ability to communicate his message to the reader." -- Ben Kearley, Seattle, WA
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Andy Nelson has traveled the nation playing poker from Alaska to Florida, New Jersey to California. He has become an astute poker player who is adept at reading the cards and faces of his opponents. He has mastered the technicalities and the nuances of poker.
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Good start, but not enough in there...,
By tony caldarone (camp hill, pa United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Poker Omaha Hi-Low Split Eight or Better, Book One (Paperback)
let me save you the 8.95 it cost me to buy this book. If you know the rules of Omaha, all the book says is the following. bet the nuts, call the nut draw, throw everything else away. you typically need a full house to win high, and can sometimes win with a flush. forget about any low hand worse than 6-high and be careful even with that as you often split the low half.there's simply not enough knowledge in this book to sit even 3-6 at a casino.
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if you've played serious poker, skip this one...,
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This review is from: Poker Omaha Hi-Low Split Eight or Better, Book One (Paperback)
this book is definitely for the beginner...i've played other games seriously and found that i had already figured out nearly everything this book mentions...the new information i found would fill less than half a page...omaha is a complex game and mr. nelson barely skims it's twists and turns...the book is very short, 71 pages, and does little with statistical analysis(which i expected in volume) if you've played seriously, or want to, i'd suggest skipping this one...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Truly Disappointing Omaha Book,
By "redridinghead" (COLUMBUS, OHIO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Poker Omaha Hi-Low Split Eight or Better, Book One (Paperback)
There are very few modern books on the topic of Omaha Hi-Low Split and I was elated to find one written by Andy Nelson. His books on Hold'em were pretty good--short, but good. This book was useless. I can honestly say that as a novice Omaha Hi-Low player, I did not take away even one piece of information from this book that I wasn't aware of from simply observing and playing a few hands. A much better Omaha book is "Winner's Guide to OMAHA POKER" by Ken Warren. It's written well and offers fantastic advice for the beginning and even intermediate player. I would not recommend Andy Nelson's book to anyone.
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