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Omaha Poker is a poker variant which is slightly different from Texas Hold’em. The only major difference is that in Omaha you are dealt with 4 cards rather than 2 cards. The best hand at the showdown is made out of any two of the 4 cards and any 3 community cards.

In this guide we will focus mainly on the Omaha best starting hands which will give you an effective edge to win in the game. The hole cards consist of 6 combinations of the 2 cards that will be used during the showdown. The player is dealt with 4 cards i.e. A, B, C, D and the combinations are as follows A-B, A-C, B-C, B-D, C-D and A-D

The best way to understand the Omaha starting hands is to know that all your opponents have the same 6 combinations. Therefore, you would need to know what cards you would need to maximize the chances of you winning the best hand against your opponents.

Hence you would need a hand that has got so much potential to make a good winning hand. Having cards in a sequence such as J, Q, 10, 9 would be a good starting hand as this has a potential of high straights. Having a hand with suited cards can also be a good starting hand due to the fact that you have the potential to make the nut flush.

High pair hands are valuable Omaha starting hands. For example, if you are holding A-A-10-J of two suites then this would be considered as a very strong starting hand. With this hand you are able to have a nut hand on many flops or strong draw to the nuts.

The best Omaha starting hands are those cards which work together and consist of suited cards as well as paired. Most professional players make use of these starting hands effectively while other Omaha hands are often used by the loose, loose-aggressive players.

Below we will look at the best Omaha starting hand combinations. All hands listed are very strong Omaha starting hands. DS refers to Double Suited and X denotes any card.

A-A-K-K DS
A-A-J-T DS
A-A-Q-Q DS
A-A-J-J DS
A-A-T-T DS
A-A-9-9 DS
A-A-x-x
J-T-9-8 DS
K-K-Q-Q
K-K-J-J
K-Q-J-T
K-K-T-T
K-K-A-Q
K-K-A-J
K-K-Q-J
K-K-Q-T
K-K-J-T
Q-Q-J-J
Q-Q-T-T
Q-Q-A-K
Q-Q-A-J
Q-Q-A-T
Q-Q-K-J
Q-Q-K-T
Q-Q-J-T
Q-Q-J-9