Andy Black on Aces in Omaha

After watching the recent WSOP broadcast of the Omaha championship, it became pretty clear to me that even pros forget than in Omaha, aces aren’t worth that much, as nice as they look. A pair in omaha, even the daddy pair, isn’t worth much, particularly in multiway pots, though people often still can’t get the idea out of their head that they are holding the ‘big daddies’ and should be jamming it.

Andy Black has a nice article on this phenomenon from the archives on the Full Tilt Pro Player Tips,

Here’s an excerpt

If there’s a raise in early position, you don’t have to re-raise with A-A-x-x, especially if that re-raise would commit you for only a small portion of your stack. When all the players have deep stacks, a few will be happy to call your bet and see a flop. Then you’re likely to find yourself in the sort of situation described at the beginning of this tip. You won’t know if your hand has held up on most flops. And when you do hit your set of Aces, you’re not likely to get a lot of action, as your opponents won’t have much difficulty putting you on a hand.

Read the rest of the article here.