Are the freeroll games on PokerStars.com and Omaha Hold'em Poker

123213sad · #1 10-05-2007, 11:05 AM

This site, and I play everyday, between four sites, I place here and there, but recently on Pokerstars.com I made some rude comments during the game and now for 17 straight freeroll holdem games I have been rivered on the first. second, third, fourth or fifth hand I play. Guys I'm talking if I have aces, they get a flush, if I get a flush, they get straight flush, if after the turn I have a set, then on the river they hit a full house. GENTLEMEN, THIS HAS HAPPEND 17 TIMES IN THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH OR FIFTH HAND i PLAY ON POKERSTARS.COM SINCE I MADE A RUDE COMMENT ABOUT THE SITE AND TOLD ANOTHER PLAYER TO PLAY ON A DIFFERENT SITE. SO I always had great response from their support team when ever I have had any questions. So I ask them on a email and told them that I would like to confirm that thier play money games are monitored by a respectable casino security of some sort, and they have not replied I am 100% convinced that freeroles on pokerstars.com are acceptable to pokerstars.com employees to fix hands on individuals that they decide to do to.I'm not a quack, before this incident I have made it to the weekly two freeroll(which you must go through 10,000 people to get access) three times in the last two months. Now remember this is happening in the first five hands that I play, If I have two kings, someone goes in with 3 9 and yanks a full house, If I have Aces and go all in, someone will go in with 2,3 all in and yank two pair, its every game since I've made a rude comment about the site and told another player to play on a different site. I still play on 3 other sites like mansionpoker dome and land in the top 30 almost 7/10 times, other sites as well, now how is that possible, what are the odds of this.I have won a seat in the sept 17 no limit holdem on Pokerstars.com weekly two again, but this was won before I made the comment. I'm truley interest on what happens again. I'm going back right now to play two more freeroles just to show more friends( I have several that are just in complete awwww cause they have seen this for the last 5 or 6 games that they have seen) that this is true and I'm right.

The game basics and strategies for Omaha Hold'em Poker shown here are those generally agreed to and recommended by the experts for bet limit games. An understanding of these basics is needed for all levels of competitive play. Solid intermediate and expert level poker normally requires study of the advanced game tactics and significant hours of actual casino or online playing experience.
 Omaha Holdem - Game Rules 
Highest hand wins || Players MUST use TWO of their hole cards combined with three from the board to make their hands || Ace plays both high and low for straights || Three raise limit per round || Cards speak
Card Distribution and Betting Procedure

Example: $2/$4 Hold'em with a double blind.
At casino Hold'em tables, a round plastic marker called the dealer "button" is placed in front of the player who would be dealing if a house dealer were not provided. The button is moved one seat clockwise after each game and the card distribution and betting starts to the left of that position. Each player is dealt four cards face down. Then, a total of five community cards are dealt face up in the center of the table in three betting segments (3-1-1). After all the cards are dealt the players make the best hand that they can by combining any two of their two hole cards with any three of the five community cards. Using the illustration above, a player holding a jack and an eight would end up with the best possible full house, jacks over eights. However, this good hand can be beaten if another player is holding the "nut hand" cards of six and seven of hearts that would make an eight high straight flush.
. . The betting procedure goes like this: Before each player is dealt four down cards (1.), the player at the immediate left of the button, called the "Small Blind" is forced to bet $1 (half the minimum bet). Then the player to his left and two seats to the left of the button, called the"Big Blind", is forced to bet $2. Each player is then dealt a four card hand. Then the player at the left of the big blind is first to act and he must either call the big blind's $2 bet, raise, or fold his hand. Continuing in turn clockwise, all the players around the table either call, raise or fold. When the
betting gets back around to the small blind, he or she can fold and lose only the half minimum bet of $1 placed earlier, call the amount necessary to get up to the betting level or raise $2 if there is a raise left. The big blind is then the last to act before any cards are turned up in the middle. The blinds are played in the first round only( 2.) The dealer turns three cards up in the center of the table. This is the "Flop". The player at the left of the button is then always the first to act. There are no more forced bets and the players can all check around if they want to. Bets right after the flop are at the $2 minimum bet level. (3.) Now comes the "Turn" card followed by more betting that now goes to the $4 level. (4.) Finally the last, or "River" card is turned up. The last $4 betting round takes place. Then the players still in the contest reveal their hole cards and the highest hand wins the pot.

Omaha Hold'em Strategy Omaha Hold'em Strategy
General Strategy:
Definitions:
The Best Omaha Starting Hand:

Two Card Hold'em Hands to Look For in Omaha Hands:
Premium Hands :
HIGH PAIR - AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 1010
ACE and HIGH CARD SUITED - AK(S), AQ(S), AJ(S), A10(S)
Strong Hands :
HIGH CARDS SUITED - KQ(S), KJ(S), K10(S), QJ(S), Q10(S), J10(S)
MIDDLE PAIRS - 99, 88, 77, 66
TWO HIGH CARDS - AK, AQ, AJ, A10, KQ, KJ, K10, QJ, Q10, J10
ACE and MIDDLE CARD SUITED - A9(S), A8(S), A7(S) A6(S)
MIDDLE SUITED CONNECTORS - 10 9(S), 98(S), 87(S), 76(S)

Minimum Hands :
LOW PAIRS - 55, 44, 33, 22
ACE and LOW CARD SUITED - A5(S), A4(S), A3(S), A2(S)
ANY TWO CARDS to a STRAIGHT - ie: 10 6, 98, 75, 73, A4 - Note: Most in this catagory are normally not playable in regular Holdem, but they do add value in combination Omaha hands.
Throw-Away Starting Hands:
Playable Omaha Starting Hands:
Strategy Tips:
Stay aware of the nut hand possibilities. As the board develops, make sure that you always know what the three best hand possibilities are, and how that might change on the next card.
High pair with an overcard is a good flop in Hold'em but not in Omaha. In this game you need to flop two pair, a set, or better.
Usually don't raise before the flop unless you are holding Aces or Kings and are in position to narrow the field. Another time to raise is when you are unraised on the button and have a strong hand. Try not to let the blinds play bad hands cheap.
Fold your straight or straight draw if that's all you have and you don't flop an unpaired rainbow. If you do get the right kind of flop, bet/raise to discourage the back door flush draws.
Don't over value low pairs. A pair of fours in your starting hand is only useful if it flops a set, but then a low set on the flop is not a very strong hand in Omaha.
Study your opponents, especially when you are not playing hands and can pay careful attention. Do they find more hands to play than they fold? Do they bluff? Can they be bluffed? Do they have any "tells" (give away mannerisms) that disclose information about their hands etc.
Get caught bluffing once in a while. It is a way to vary your play and not be too predictable. You win pots that you don't deserve when your bluff works. You lose a few chips when it doesn't work but it will get you calls from weaker hands down the line when you are really strong and need the action.
Check the raisers chips. Players that are close to all-in often rush the betting just to get all their chips in a sink-or-swim last hand that doesn't merit a raise.
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