Yeah, but from my brief experience, you have to be careful because the rock will draw out, or someone will. Nuts or close to it, or forget it is what I've been seeing.
If you are a hold'em player trying Omaha/8 for the first time, remember this advice. Since you are starting with more cards than you are in hold'em, you must have tighter starting hand requirements than you do in hold'em. You're going to like the looks of your cards and want to play more, but don't fall into that trap.
Omaha/8 is a game of flushes and full houses. Two pair is very strong in hold'em but very weak in Omaha/8. A high pocket pair is a terrible hand unimproved. A straight can be strong if you have the high end, but be very careful with straights if the board shows three suited cards or a pair. For example, if there are more than two people in the pot and there are three of a suit on the board, the odds are extremely high that someone has a flush. In general the temptation for you to draw will be huge. Also, remember you're trying to scoop the pot; don't play for just half the pot.
Playing for half the pot will get you broke so fast it's scary.
thats the way it is with most smaller rooms...one of the reasons I have been lazy about going down there....
I play in a solid mixed game here in Ohio.... of Limit Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Stud, Razz, Stud Hi-Lo, 2 - 7 and A - 5 Triple Draw
we also throw in No Limit Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha into the mix as well....
we play 6 handed and it's a really good game most nights when I sit....
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