Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

Hello all,

I'm new in here, but I find the forum very instructive. I'd like to know which book I could buy to master Omaha H/L, as I'm mainly a NL Holdem player.

Thanks for your answers.

McFlan

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

Use the search function. This has been discussed many times.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

Mike Cappelatelli (pretty sure spelt that wrong) "How to win at Omaha High Low" is the only one Ive read and its made me a winning cash game and tournament player.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

I think it's going to take more than a book.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

Ray Zee's book is a must read

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

Read the reviews on Gergery´s Omaha8.com site, that site is probably as good as any starter book.

Cappelletti´s book has good points but could be confusing.

Zee on Hi/Lo Advanced is clear and not particularly complicated, so after web, forum here, it´s the essential one.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

I found Cappelletti's book to be entertaining, but parts of it read a bit like a brag post. His hand examples are less about walking the reader through difficult decisions, and more about regaling the reader with hands where the board hit him square in the face and he scooped a big pot. It can be confusing because amid all the points about the importance of starting hand selection, you'll find anecdotes like "I was in late position with 2347 and figured I had the potential to hit a big flop, so I called the raise."

This is not a direct quote, and it's a bit of an extreme example, but his hand examples definitely skewed toward seeing a greater number of flops with marginal holdings, and adjusting postflop. Probably sound advice for a pro, but definitely not for a beginner looking to grasp the basics.

I got more out of Bill Boston's Omaha High-Low book, which is low on narrative, but excellent food for thought as you start to learn hand values. He used Wilson Turbo software to break down the win rate for every starting hand, and looking at the breakdowns was very informative. Between the obvious - AA23 double suited has the best winrate, 2222 has the lowest - there are many trap hands that look nice preflop but will lose often in a ring game. I would recommend checking it out... you could probably sift through it in just a couple hours at a Borders or Barnes & Noble.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

You should also check out Steve Badger's website. Lot's of good omaha info.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

Zee's book is good, but you need to read it a couple times and sort of read between the lines sometimes. The best I've read is Baldwin's section in SSII.

Re: Which book to master Omaha H/L ?
 

I thought Mark Tanner's book was alright too and you can't go wrong with Baldwin's section in SS 2.
Ray Zee's is probably best overall.