[Elrazor]

As a relative newcomer to Omaha, i think its up to each player to come up with their own counter strategy to the shortstack, or any other type of player you come across. one of the other posters made a good point that many players, especially in brick and morter casinos, see check-raising as wrong - well boohoo!

also another factor people fail to mention when they ask for the min buy in to be raised is the amount of peple who actually play Omaha. Its not like the internet is awash with games and players, and many new players you see come and go like to min buy in for bankroll and skill reasons - would you all like to shut all of their dead money out of the game too??

i think Poker like all successful games and sports is constantly evolving tactically, and like all of these games 'only those who adapt to change survive'