Very basic Omaha hi question

[HalfSugar]

Let me just say right out the gate that I'm a total noob at this game so this question is going to be bad:

Should you dump every starting hand that is suited?
eg [Kc][Qc][9c][8c]

I assume that the answer is definitely yes but I figure I'll get clarification from one of the Omaha maestros we have here.

[crack]

Nah not really. Flushes do play a big part in Omaha, but if it isn't the nut flush then they are not really worth that much unless you can combine a FD with another hand such as a wrap around straight, two pair etc.

Potentially strong hands in Omaha are KQJT QJT9 4567 etc. When ypu have four connected cards regardless of suit I would probably play them. It helps if you have some sort of flush potential.

Also hands like 2468 havea lot of potential.

So in short, no I wouldn't fold every hand 4 of the same suit.

[HalfSugar]

I figured since you were holding your own outs, the chances of hitting said flush were fairly poor?

[aaronw]

I figured since you were holding your own outs, the chances of hitting said flush were fairly poor?

Thats true, but you aren't playing the hand solely for the flush potential.

[crack]

Yeah what aaron said. I was trying to say that although FD's are important hands like KQJTs are still valuable.

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

No, you should not dump EVERY hand that had 4 cards suited, but it does work against your hand to have all 4 cards of the same suit.

The basic idea is to have all 4 cards working together somehow, but if they work together without much flush potential, that's fine (and you CAN still make a flush with 4 suited cards... it's just harder).

Having 4 suited cards probably isn't a "make or break" criterion for the hand. If the hand is good, having it be completely suited probably isn't a big drawback, and if the hand is bad, it should be dumped for reasons other than the fact that it's all suited.