Best Starting Hands at Omaha

To make their best hand in Omaha, players use any 2 of his or her pocket cards (but ONLY 2) AND any 3 of the community cards (but ONLY 3).

Low Draws

• Trip Threes thru Trip Kings - 3 3 3 X - K K K X
• Quads - (including) A A A A
• Three or more unpaired Middle Cards - X 6 7 9

Playable Hands

• SOME TRIP ACES and TRIP DUECES - These only: 2AAA, 3AAA, 4AAA(S), 5AAA(S), 222A(S)
• ACE SUITED with THREE UNPAIRED HIGH CARDS - Ac Jc Q K etc.
• A3 with LOW CARDS - Paired or unpaired. A344,A345, A355
• A3/ ACE SUITED with ANYTHING - Ad A Xd X
• PAIR of ACES with LOW CARDS - AA23, AA44, AA35 etc.
• PAIR of ACES SUITED with ANYTHING - Ah A Xh X
• A2 with ANYTHING - A2XX
• FOUR UNPAIRED LOW CARDS - 2345
• TWO HIGH PAIR DOUBLESUITED - Kh Kd Qh Qd etc.

*The best possible starting hand is AA23(DS)

Resources for various omaha topics:

• Play omaha at Empire-Poker.
• Omaha Poker Articles - Advanced Strategy Poker from Annie Duke, UltimateBet.
• Play Omaha at PartyPoker.