Omaha hi and hi/low Calculator

Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi/Low Poker Games

PokerSniffer features

Omaha games with PokerSniffer at your assistance ..

Connect to Poker Client
Connect to poker client (auto read):
Step 1: Start pokersniffer
Step 2: Select poker site and number of seats on the table
Step 3: Select your seat (position) by click the small circles around the table

Then press down the connect button and drag it onto the pokertable. When PokerSniffer finds the table it will place itself under the poker application. Once connected, no further input is needed.

You can start 2 or more instances of PokerSniffer if you are playing on 2 or more tables at the same time. Just follow the connection process above for each table.

Hand Rang and Win Percent
Your hand and win percent:
The middle section displays your high (and low) hand rang, including the current nuts hands. Most importantly, your win percent is calculated and shown with the horizontal bar at the bottom. The win percent will be recalculated each time an opponent folds or another card falls. This information will give you a supreme edge in the game.

Hand Distribution and Improvements:
The left side shows the distribution of possible poker hands with the current table. On the right side is pictured your improvements, which is the percent chance you have of hitting anything that will improve your hand on the next card to fall. For Omaha Hi/Low games, the distribution and improvements are only for the high hand.

Hand reading:
Place the mouse over the distribution area and the possible hands will be shown in a tooltip. Because there is way to many hands which can hit the table in Omaha games, this hand reading feature only shows premium starting hands that connect with the table.

ToolTips:
Move the mouse over the Points label to see a list of top Omaha hands.

Preflop hands, Omaha High
The following point system is known as the Hutchison Omaha High point system. OmahaSniffer automatically calculates your points. Hands with more points are likely to win more often compared with hands with fewer points.

1. Give points according to the highest card:
* If the highest card is an ACE award 8 points
* If the highest card is a KING award 6 points
* If the highest card is a QUEEN award 5 points
* If the highest card is a JACK award 4 points
* If the highest card is a TEN or a NINE award 3 points
* If the highest card is an EIGHT award 2 points
* If the highest card is SEVEN or below award 1 point.
* If your hand contains more than two cards of the same suit, deduct 2 points.

2. The advantage of having pairs:
* If you have a pair of ACES award 18 points
* If you have a pair of KINGS award 16 points
* If you have a pair of QUEENS award 14 points
* If you have a pair of JACKS award 13 points
* If you have a pair of TENS award 12 points
* If you have a pair of NINES award 10 points
* If you have a pair of EIGHTS award 8 points
* If you have a pair of SEVENS or below award 7 points
* Award no points to any hand that contains three of the same rank.

3. The advantage of having cards capable of completing straights. With no more than a 3 card gap:
* For FOUR cards, add 25 points
* For THREE cards, add 18 points
* For TWO cards, add 8 points
* From these totals, subtract 2 points for each gap, up to a maximum of six points
* Deduct 4 points from the above totals when an Ace is used
* Add 6 points if your hand contains an Ace and another wheel card
* Add 12 points for an Ace and two wheel cards

Final Result: Experience shows that playable hands will need at least 28 points to be potentially profitable in the long run. For this reason, OmahaSniffer gives you the following split-up:

Weak: below 27 points
Premium: from 28 to 43 points
Strong: from 44 to 60 points

Preflop Hands, Omaha High Low (8 or better)
Hutchison point system for Omaha High-Low games.

1. Look at your two lowest cards and award points as follows:
* A-2 equals 20 points
* A-3 equals 17 points
* A-4 equals 13 points
* A-5 equals 10 points
* 2-3 equals 15 points
* 2-4 equals 12 points
* 3-4 equals 11 points
* 4-5 equals 8 points

2. Look at your two remaining cards (kickers) and award points as follows:
* 3 equals 9 points
* 4 equals 6 points
* 5 equals 4 points
* J,Q or K equals 2 points
* 6 or Ten equals 1 point
* Do not award any kicker points for a card that duplicates a card used in step one and if the kicker is paired it is counted only once under this step.

3. If you have any pairs, add points as follows:
* Aces equal 8 points
* Kings equal 6 points
* Queens equal 5 points
* Jacks equal 2 points
* Tens equal 1 point
* Fours equal 1 point
* Threes equal 1 point
* Deuces equal 3 points
* Deduct half of the points awarded under this step if you have three cards of the same rank.

4. If you hold two suited cards and the highest of them is:
* an Ace, add 4 points
* a King, add 3 points
* a Queen or Jack, add 2 points
* an 8, 9, or Ten, add 1 point
* Deduct half of the points awarded under this step if your hand contains three cards of the same suit and award no points if all of the cards are of the same suit.

Final Result: Playable hands will need at least 20 points to be potentially profitable in the long run. For this reason, OmahaSniffer gives you the following split-up:

Weak: below 20 points
Premium: from 20 to 31 points
Strong: from 31 to 45 points

Further reading:
If you want to read about Omaha Poker check out PLO poker strategy articles at EuroPokerPro.com