Russell Fox's Omaha For Beginners

Russell Fox is a winning Omaha player who finds the game enjoyable and relaxing. He now teaches the game to beginning omaha players at PSO. His quizzes will count for bankroll.

Lesson 1: Rules of Omaha high/low and Reading the Board 11/11/2003

1. General rules of poker (see Lou Krieger, lesson 1-4)
2. Specifics of Omaha poker
3. Why Play Omaha
4. Why You Shouldn't Play Omaha [no quiz in this lesson]

Lesson 2: Traits of the Winning Omaha Player & Reading the Board 11/27/2003

1. Traits of the Winning Player

   1. Patience
   2. Ability to Tolerate Disaster
   3. Patience
   4. Fewer Skills are Required (compared to Texas Hold'em)
   5. Patience

2. A Few Notes About Low Limit Omaha Games
3. Reading the Board
4. Quiz: Reading the Board

Lesson 3: Starting Hands (Part 1) 12/11/2003

1. Folding is Half the Battle
2. Position: Less Important than in Texas Hold'em
3. Suitedness: It's a Good Trait
4. The Ace: Don't Leave Home Without It!
5. Quiz: Starting Hands

Lesson 4: Starting Hands (Part 2) 12/27/2003

1. Low Hands: What to Look For
2. High Hands: What to Look For
3. Middle Hands: Avoid, Avoid, Avoid
4. Quiz: Starting Hands (2)

Lesson 5: Starting Hands (Part 3) 01/11/2004

1. Marginal Hands
2. Trap Hands
3. Very Playable & Very Dangerous Hands
4. Quiz: Starting Hands (3)

Lesson 6: Playing the Flop 01/27/2004

1. Did You Hit the Flop?

   1. When you Hit the Flop
   2. When you Don't
   3. What Part of the Flop are you going for?

2. When in Doubt, Fold
3. It's the Money (pot odds and other topics)
4. Quiz: The Flop

Lesson 7: The Turn 02/10/2004

1. Where do you stand?
2. Who is your competition?
3. All I've got is low….
4. What can go wrong on the River?
5. Quiz: The Turn

Lesson 8: The River 02/27/2004

1. Where do you stand?
2. The Nuts
3. The Almost Nuts
4. Nowhere Near the Nuts
5. Reading the Board
6. Quiz: The River

Lesson 9: Bluffing and Slow Playing in Omaha 03/11/2004

1. Bluffing
   1. Some Truths About Bluffing
   2. When you CAN Bluff in Omaha
2. Slow Playing
   1. Others slow play a lot
3. Only Rarely should you slow play
4. Quiz on Bluffing & Slow Playing

Lesson 10: Raising in Omaha High/Low 03/27/2004

1. Evaluating your Game
2. The Nature of Raises
3. Pre-Flop Raises
4. Raising on the Flop
5. Raising on the Turn & River
6. Check Raising
7. Quiz on Raising

Lesson 11: Miscellaneous Thoughts 04/11/2004

1. Always Look for that Added Out
2. The Dangler
3. The Straight Danger
4. Reading the Opposition
5. Sleep, Exercise, and the Cubs
6. Quiz (on all topics to date)

Lesson 12: Introduction to Omaha Tournaments 04/27/2004

1. Structure of Tournaments
2. Rebuys
3. Tight & Aggressive gets the Money
4. The Luck Factor
5. Stealing
6. Short-handed Play
7. Quiz on Tournaments

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