Omaha Poker Combinations

Here are some important probabilities in Omaha that returns in different situations. Knowledge about probabilities will help you to better evaluate situations in poker. You will , for example, know when you should call and when you shouldn't, and, vice versa, know when to fold and when the odds are in your favor.

Players of Omaha have to create a strong five-card hand using two hole cards and three community cards, and this is what makes Omaha Poker more challenging than Texas Hold’em. Choosing Best Starting Hands A standard deck of 52 playing cards can be used to create 5,277 combinations, provided only four cards are used and suited combinations are. Omaha poker card combinations, their winning probability and directions on playing. Very useful table date for day-to-day play with card combination, probability and explanations. If you start with A,K,Q,9, then you have combinations of AK, AQ, A9, KQ, K9, Q9. Because when it comes to showdown hands tend to end up being very good in Omaha, you need to be careful about which cards you play at the start. Ideally all four of the cards you hold in your hand should be connected by rank or suit.

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Table 1. **Playing situations**
Drawing hands probabilities	Odds	Percent
Double wraparound straight draw (e.g. hand: 9-8-5-4, flop: 7-6-x)	0.48-1	68%
Wraparound straight draw (e.g. hand: 8-5-4-x, flop: 7-6-x)	0.67-1	60%
Straight flush draw	0.84-1	54%
Hitting a full house with three pairs	3-1	24%
Hitting a full house with two pairs	5.1-1	16.5%
Hitting quads with a set	21.5-1	4.5%

Starting hands

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There are many starting hands in Omaha (16.432 if not all suit combinations are counted), which makes it difficult to get an overview. Table 2 will hopefully increase that overview a bit.

Table 2. **Starting hand versus average hand**
Situation	Percent
A-A-K-K double suited to win against average hand	73%
A-A-K-K rainbow to win against average hand	68%
A-A-7-7 double suited to win against average hand	72%
A-A-7-7 rainbow to win against average hand	67%
A-A-J-T double suited to win against average hand	76%
A-A-J-T rainbow to win against average hand	71%
J-T-9-8 double suited to win against average hand	56%
J-T-9-8 rainbow to win against average hand	49%

Comments

Exemple of a double suited hand: Q♥ A♥ 2♦ K♦
Exemple of a rainbow hand: Q♥ A♣ 2♠ K♦
The best Omaha hands are less bigger favorites against an average hand compared to Texas Hold'em.
In Texas Hold'em, common knowledge is that A-A is very big favorite against all other hands. In Omaha, A-A as a part of a hand is far from that strong. In general, an A-A-x-x hand versus a random four-card hand is a 70-30 favorite in average (if all the starting hands that are normally folded are excluded, the A-A-x-x hands will be even less favorites).

Made hands versus draws

A typical feature in an Omaha Hi game is a set against a hand with several drawing possibilities. The made hand will not be a very big favorite (sometimes it is an underdog), so the recommended strategy is to play fast and bet/raise the pot in these situations.

Table 3. **Made hand versus drawing hand**
Situation	Percent
Top set against flush draw	70%-30%
Middle set against flush draw	70%-30%
Top set against flush draw + two pairs	68%-32%
Set against wraparound straight draw	52%-48%
Set against double wraparound straight draw	53%-47%

No decimals are used. The numbers are only approximal.
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Comments

Factors that can affect the odds are for example blocking cards.

Flush draws versus straight draws

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In Omaha, hands with flush draws are often more likely to win than straight draws.

Table 4. **Drawing hands**
Situation	Percent
Flush draw against wraparound	60%-40%
Flush draw against double wraparound	55%-45%

No decimals are used. The numbers are only approximal.

Comments

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Since that many cards are in action, there are often combined possibilities, which makes it hard to give general percentages. A hand with a flush draw has mostly something else, like a pair or a straight draw as well.