Omaha High: Good Starting Hands

The list below contains "DS" to denote double-suited. Those not noted as double-suited are suited. In this list, a card positions denoted by "x" indicates any card.

Here are the basic Omaha High starting hands:

Basic Starting Hands in Omaha High Poker:

A-A-K-K DS
A-A-J-T DS
A-A-Q-Q DS
A-A-J-J DS
A-A-T-T DS
A-A-9-9 DS
A-A-x-x
J-T-9-8 DS
K-K-Q-Q
K-K-J-J
K-Q-J-T
K-K-T-T
K-K-A-Q
K-K-A-J
K-K-Q-J
K-K-Q-T
K-K-J-T
Q-Q-J-J
Q-Q-T-T
Q-Q-A-K
Q-Q-A-J
Q-Q-A-T
Q-Q-K-J
Q-Q-K-T
Q-Q-J-T
Q-Q-J-9

The hands listed above are very b starting hands in Omaha. Other good hands are double-suited hands with four cards in a row of six and higher, such as K-Q-J-T DS or 9-8-7-6 DS.If your unsure of how the hands rank, please see our Poker Hand Rankings guide. Hand rankings in Omaha is no different than Texas Hold'em