POKERSTARS LAUNCHES FOUR NEW OMAHA GAMES
ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN – March 21, 2013 –
PokerStars today announced the launch of four new Omaha games –
5 Card Omaha, 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo, Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo
– which are being rolled out across PokerStars? shared liquidity
and segregated market sites over the next couple of days and will
be available to play for real and play money. It is the first time
new games have been added to the client since Badugi was introduced
in October 2008.
PokerStars is innovating to provide the greatest range of games
online to players of all levels and these latest offerings build
on the increased popularity of Omaha and mixed games. All four games
will be available at 6-Max tables across the following stakes:
- Pot Limit – $0.10/$0.25 to $200/$400
- Fixed Limit (5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo and Courchevel Hi/Lo) –
$1/$2 to $1,000/$2,000
Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden, who is a 5 Card Omaha specialist,
said: “Hopefully these games will be a great success and more
people around the world will find them fascinating. A good tip for
beginners in 5 Card Omaha is to fold low cards as it can turn out
to be an expensive mistake – you will often flop a part of
the board but very often will not draw to the nuts.”
Team PokerStars Pro David Williams, who has played in some of
the biggest private 5 Card Omaha games in the world, said: “One
tip: make the nuts! Drawing to the second-best hand is a fast way
to lose your chips!”
Introduction to 5 Card Omaha and 5 Card Omaha Hi/Lo
In these two variants, five hole cards are dealt to each player
instead of the usual four in Omaha, but players must still use exactly
two from their hand and three community cards to make the best five-card
hand. Both games will be available at Pot Limit tables, while Hi/Lo
will also be spread at Fixed Limit.
How to play Courchevel and Courchevel Hi/Lo
Very common in dealer?s choice games, Courchevel differs from
other community card-based games in that each person is dealt five
cards and the first card of the flop is then dealt face up before
the first round of betting. The game then reverts to regular 5 Card
Omaha with each player using exactly two of their five hole cards
to make the best five-card hand. Both games will be available to
play in Pot Limit betting format, while Courchevel Hi/Lo will also
be spread at Fixed Limit tables
Want to learn more about the games? Check out the following short
strategy videos from online poker training sites CardRunners and
Deuces Cracked...
- Introduction to 5 Card Omaha with Andreas „skjervoy?
Torbersen
- Introduction to Courchevel with Benjamin „foldngst8n?
De?Ath
- Introduction to Courchevel with „Danzasmack? and „Entity?
- 5 Card Omaha Game Theory with Matthew Janda
- 5 Card vs 4 Card Limit Omaha H/L with Mike „schneids?
chneider
For more information about how to play these new games and more
at PokerStars, go to http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/games/
or download the latest client to get straight into the action.
