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Limit Omaha 8 or Better

Limit O8 bleed control

Quarter across streets
Scoop value
Multiway low tax
Practice: Limit O8 bleed practice

Counterfeits and backups

Backup lows
Recompute on pairs
Keep high live
Practice: Counterfeit practice

Grade-5 Limit O8 stake

Tag quarters
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Limit Omaha 8 or Better / Grade 5 / Counterfeits and backups

Backup lows

In limit Omaha 8, scoop paths beat scoopless middles. 'Backup lows' stops you from paying for fake halves.

Worked example

three-low flop, 2nd-nut low + weak high — control; nut low + live high — press.

Common leak

Buddy leak ('Backup lows'): 'I have a low' as a complete reason multiway.

Drill

Drill ('Backup lows'): tag one quartered river and write the earlier fold that prevented it.

Coaching note

Hi-lo coaching staple: an 8-low or better must qualify — know the house rule before you chase halves. Check 'Backup lows' against it.

Practice habit

sticky-note the trigger for 'Backup lows' before your next limit Omaha 8 session.

Drill

buddy repeats 'Backup lows' in one sentence with a concrete board — or you re-teach.

Remember

Avoid scoopless middles.

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