Omaha Poker Wraps


16 Oct , 2008 - Posted by Dan in Omaha Poker

Something very significant happened on Thursday at the Poker Europe World Series which brought back to my mind the great power where a big drawing hand could possibly hold in Pot Limit Omaha. This was when David “Devil Fish” Ulliot had collapsed a good set of kings; and he was holding 7c, 2s, Kh and Ks. The flop then was 5d, Jc and Kd. On the other side of the table was Markus Gosler holding the cards: Qd, 4s, 10c and Ad. At that time, Gosler had a wrap on the straight nut and a flush draw on the nut. He made his hand by holding 17 outs. Ulliot was then behind while Gosler was about 70% to make his hand.

Omaha is a kind of game where big draws and big cards happen. The situation above mentioned was one good example where the big draw had been a lot better than making a hand. At the end, Gosler caught a 9 during the turn and unfortunately, Ulliot did not have the chance to fill up. Gosler was able to let a Poker player fall out when he had flush draws and multiple straight.

A wrap in this game means having three cards which are well coordinated and which could be of help to make a straight. An example is 10, 4, Q and A. More so, J, 10, 9 and 8 are very powerful because with these you could make a broadway or at least a nine high straight. If your hands are coordinated and are suited then they would mean more value. At that time Gosler had A-Q suited for the flush nut.

There would be some players who would rise preflop. An example of which are J, 10, 9 and 8 or A, Q, J and 10 which are considered as big wraps. This does not always exhibit a bad play. There are times when you could have a straight draw with a lot of flops unless of course the board flops paired or low. Likewise, high pairs flopping would have good chances even when the paired board comes. When your wrap is well suited, then you could have add-ons when you get a flush draw.

A lot of people would get confused when doing flop on a solid draw and playing a wrap. It is almost always recommended to push your Poker draws. This is almost always considered as a solid play. In this case, you would have a lot of outs to be able to hit your draw. Be very careful thought when pushing especially when you are having a gutshot draw. At this point you will have four outs only. You would want at least eight outs which is the minimum on an open ended straight draw. You will be looking for 18 outs when you have flush draws and a straight. If you have 18 outs, you are most fortunate and become a favorite.

When it comes to pushing a wrap especially on the turn, be very cautious. There would only be a card that would come which makes your odds a half less. It is then important to be very observant of the pot odds. When you have 18 out, you are most likely to hit your hand by 36%. For cases when you do not have odds to draw, you might just want folding your hand instead.

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