Practical Poker Math

5. Odds in Omaha Hi-Lo
♦ The odds of improvement over the next two cards
(the Turn and the River)
♦ The odds of hitting certain Runner-Runner hands.
Odds the Turn Card Will . . .
Having just one backup low card in the hole increases the
probability of turning a nut Low hand from a nut Low draw
from 35.6% to 55.6%.
With both a Low draw and a Flush draw, the player has
almost a 50-50 (47%) chance of making either the Low or
the Flush and still has another card to come. A player does
not need big money odds to make this hand very playable
after the Flop.
With the multiple-way draw possible in Omaha Hi-Lo, the
odds of improvement on the Turn can exceed 50%. With a
Low draw, Straight draw and a Flush draw, the player will
turn a made hand 60% of the time.
With certain 5-card holdings after the Flop, the odds that these
holdings will improve with the laying of the Turn card are
After the Flop Hand to Turn Odds
Low Draw Low 1.8 : 1
Low Draw with
Backup Low Card
Low 1.1 : 1
Wheel Draw Wheel 10.3 : 1
Low Draw or Made Low Counterfeit Low 6.5 : 1
Low Draw & Flush Draw Low or Flush 1.1 : 1
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