The most common thing I see in novice Omaha players is calling with second-best hand. The game is very much like holdem, you just have to keep in mind that the nut hand is often out there. Calling or making bets with hands like a Queen-high flush or top two pair is not the way to win at Omaha.

In this game you want to have a nut hand when betting. The nuts can change quite easily at every street in Omaha, that’s why pot-limit is a better structure than a no-limit one. A player in the lead has to bet as much as possible to try and discourage the draw hands out there. Pot-limit limits the bet so other players can draw for better hands.

You should have the nut hand or be drawing to the nut hand, it’s that simple. And bluffing is rarely recommended in Omaha.