Omaha Sit N Go Betting Considerations

The two previous articles on sit n' go strategy covered not only the general strategy that has been outlined for the game of Omaha, but also the hand selection that you should be considering at each stage of that strategy. In that same spirit, this article will cover the types of bets you should be considering at the different tournament stages.

Early (7 or more players left): If you remember from the previous article, when you are early on in an Omaha Sit N' Go your object is to start and maintain a super-tight reputation so that the other players at the table think that you are an extremely tight rocky player. Therefore, whenever you do bet, you need to bet big. If you are in a pot limit Omaha Sit N' Go, then you almost certainly want to enter the pot with a pot-sized raise. If you are in limit, make sure that you never call pre-flop; only raise. You want people to consider you extremely tight and extremely aggressive so that they stay out of your way when you do decide to get involved in a pot.

Mid (4-6 players left): You want to continue this strategy into the mid stages of the tournament, although you can feel free to call with some of the more speculative hands that you might enter a pot with. However, the majority of your pre-flop work should still be raising, because you want people to think that you only bet when you have the nuts or something close to it and when you do then you bet big. If you make people believe that, then they will give your raises respect and you are going to need that respect later on down the road.

Late (3 players left): The late strategy is different from the early and mid strategy, although not in the actions that you take. You still want to raise big to force other people out of pots; take the initiative and make the other person make the decision whenever possible. The difference is that in the late game you want to do it with a wide range of hands. That tight-aggressive reputation you built up earlier is going to come in handy when you switch to a loose-aggressive playing style. The blinds represent significant portions of stacks at this stage of the competition and therefore every pot that you steal represents you getting one step closer to total victory.