Getting Quartered
1. Even though you don’t get many opportunities to make great plays in Omaha eight-or-better, when you have the chance to knock out someone who is drawing to the same hand that you are, should you try to do so ?
Ans : Yes.
2. What if you can’t knock out this player ?
Ans : You should throw away your hand.
3. Example ?
Ans : If you hold just an ace-deuce and there is a lot of multiway poker pot action early, someone else also has an ace-deuce. Consequently, you probably should your hand.
4. What s the exception to folding ?
Ans : When you have other winning draws working in the hand.
5. Is it difficult to knock out someone who has an ace-deuce draw by raising into him ?
Ans : Yes.
6. But what if someone raises into you ?
Ans : You probably should get out.
7. What will typical online poker players do ?
Ans : They will call the raise cold and then often find themselves quartered.
Introduction / General Concepts / More Specific Ideas / General Concepts / Position / Low Hands / High Hands / Your Starting Hand / Starting With Big Pairs / When You Are First In / How To Play Your Hand / Play on the Flop / When You Have the Best Hand / High Versus Low in Three-Handed Pots / Loose Games / Multiway Versus Short-handed Play / Scare Cards / Getting Counterfeited / Getting Quartered / Playing Against Steamers / Playing Against Tight, Solid Players / Your Playing Style / Reading Hands / Psychology / Afterthought
