tl;dr: A Quick Strategy

Say the cards on the board in your head, from highest to lowest, like "king ten ten eight seven" while looking at your hole cards. Notice the hand intuitively. Consider the following:

• If the board isn't paired, there can't be a full house or 4 of a kind.
• If you say the size of the gaps, like "king (2) ten ten (1) eight (0) seven", there can only be a straight possible if adding two consecutive gaps comes to 2 or less.

Now, here are some detailed hints for identifying Omaha poker hands, sorted from highest to lowest rank:

Here are some hints for identifying Omaha poker hands, sorted from highest to lowest rank:

In Omaha, you must use exactly three cards from the shared community cards (the "board") and exactly two cards from your own hand (the "hole") to form your best five-card poker hand. The following strategy may be helpful - with this approach you can stop looking as soon as you find a match.

1. Check for straight flush possibilities:
   • Arrange the community cards mentally from highest to lowest.
   • Search for three community cards that are in a 5-card span (example J-8-7) and of the same suit.
   • If found, see if you have two hole cards of the same suit that can complete the straight flush.
2. Check for four of a kind:
   • Note that four of a kind is only possible if there is a pair or three of a kind on the board.
   • See if you can turn the pair or three of a kind on the board into four of a kind with your hole cards.
3. Check for a full house:
   • Identify if there's a pair or three of a kind in the community cards.
   • Verify if you can form a full house using your two hole cards.
4. Check for flush possibilities:
   • Look for at least three community cards of the same suit.
   • If there are at least three of one suit, check if you have two hole cards of the same suit to complete the flush.
5. Check for straights:
   • Look for at least three community cards that are within a five-card span (e.g., 7-6-4 or J-T-8).
   • If found, note the missing cards and check your hole cards for two cards that can fill the gaps to complete a straight.
   • Be aware that if there are more than three in a 5-card span on the board, you can only use 3 still. In this situation, hole cards that pair the board can be very useful!
6. Check for three of a kind:
   • Identify if there are any two identical cards on the board, or a pair in the hole that matches a board card to make three of a kind.
7. Check for two pair hands:
   • If there's a pair in the community cards and a pair in your hole cards, you can form two pairs.
   • If there are two distinct community cards that match one each of your hole cards, you can form two pairs.
   • If there's a pair on the board and one card in your hole cards that matches another community card, you can form two pairs.
8. Check for pair:
   • Identify if there's a single card on the board that matches with a card in your hole cards, or a pair on the board.
9. Evaluate high cards and kicker strength:
   • If you don't have any strong combinations, pick the highest three cards on the board and the highest two cards in the hole.