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Poker Omaha Hi-Low Split Eight or Better, Book One

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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.

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...

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.

This is a very thin book, with little substantive information. If you know the rules of omaha and know how to read the board, you are a step ahead of this book. The only substantive information is regarding good starting hands, but it is mostly common sense. For the small price, you will get your money's worth only if you are a true beginner to omaha.

I started playing Omaha about a month ago (beginning of April, 2000) and played in the $3-6 limit games about five times. I had very dismal results, so I knew I had to get help and get it quick! I received Andy's books (Book 1 and the Intermediate book) on Tuesday and read both by Friday night. The next day I played in an Omaha tourney at the Bicycle club and, because of reading Andy's books, my game had improved enough so that I finished third, winning over $1500! I enthusiastically recommend Andy's books to anyone just starting or wanting to improve his/her game.

In the summary of the book, Mr. Nelson points out that Omaha Hold 'Em, Book One is both fun and profitable. This very true. When you play this game correctly, Omaha becomes a cash cow. I was introduced to Omaha in Las Vegas a few years ago. There were no good books available to help me learn the game at that time. Since then several books have appeared. I have read them all and conclude that Mr. Nelson's books on Omah, Book One and Intermediate, are the best I have seen. I would have saved a LOT of money when I started if I had read these books. Even now, after all these years at the Omaha table, I have picked up several good tips from his books. Also be sure to check out Mr. Nelson's book, POKER: 101 WAYS TO WIN. Excellent material.

Respectfully, this book and its sequal are both hardly worth the paper they're printed on. As others have said, Mr. Nelson barely skims the surface of this rather complex game. He describes a couple of hands he's played (and won - big surprise!) and expects the reader to generalize correct Omaha/8 play from these few examples. There is no systematic discussion of starting hands nor play after the flop, turn, and river, and the reader is left knowing only that Mr. Nelson likes to hear himself talk. Better to use your eight dollars to raise when you have the button than buy this book.